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United States Unemployment Rate
Here's a look at the U.S. unemployment rate for selected years from
1920 to 2008.
| Year |
Rate |
| 1920 |
5.2 % |
| 1928 |
4.2 |
| 1930 |
8.7 |
| 1932 |
23.6 |
| 1934 |
21.7 |
| 1936 |
16.9 |
| 1938 |
19.0 |
| 1940 |
14.6 |
| 1942 |
4.7% |
| 1944 |
1.2 |
| 1946 |
3.9 |
| 1948 |
3.8 |
| 1950 |
5.3 |
| 1952 |
3.0 |
| 1954 |
5.5 |
| 1956 |
4.1 |
| 1958 |
6.8% |
| 1960 |
5.5 |
| 1962 |
5.5 |
| 1964 |
5.2 |
| 1966 |
3.8 |
| 1968 |
3.6 |
| 1970 |
4.9 |
| 1972 |
5.6 |
| 1974 |
5.6% |
| 1976 |
7.7 |
| 19781 |
6.1 |
| 1980 |
7.1 |
| 1982 |
9.7 |
| 1984 |
7.5 |
| 19861 |
7.0 |
| 1987 |
6.2 |
| 1988 |
5.5 |
| 1989 |
5.3 |
| 19901 |
5.6% |
| 1991 |
6.8 |
| 1992 |
7.5 |
| 1993 |
6.9 |
| 19941 |
6.1 |
| 1995 |
5.6 |
| 1996 |
5.4 |
| 19971 |
4.9 |
| 19981 |
4.5 |
| 19991 |
4.2 |
| 20001 |
4.0 |
| 2001 |
4.7 |
| 2002 |
5.8 |
| 20031 |
6.0% |
| 20041 |
5.5 |
| 20051 |
5.1 |
| 2006 |
4.6 |
| 2007 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
5.8 |
NOTES: Estimates prior to 1940 are based on sources
other than direct enumeration. Data prior to 1948 are for persons age 14
and over. Data beginning in 1948 are for persons age 16 and over.
1. Not strictly comparable with prior
years.
2. Beginning in Jan. 2006, data are not
strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years because of the
revisions in the population controls used in the household survey.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Web: stats.bls.gov .
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