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United States, 1902-2020

Data Table

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Years Average Unemployment Rate
2020 8.11%
2019 3.68%
2018 3.89%
2017 4.35%
2016 4.88%
2015 5.28%
2014 6.16%
2013 7.36%
2012 8.08%
2011 8.93%
2010 9.61%
2009 9.28%
2008 5.8%
2007 4.62%
2006 4.61%
2005 5.08%
2004 5.54%
2003 5.99%
2002 5.78%
2001 4.74%
2000 3.97%
1999 4.22%
1998 4.5%
1997 4.94%
1996 5.41%
1995 5.59%
1994 6.1%
1993 6.91%
1992 7.49%
1991 6.85%
1990 5.62%
1989 5.26%
1988 5.49%
1987 6.18%
1986 7%
1985 7.19%
1984 7.51%
1983 9.6%
1982 9.71%
1981 7.62%
1980 7.18%
1979 5.85%
1978 6.07%
1977 7.05%
1976 7.7%
1975 8.48%
1974 5.64%
1973 4.86%
1972 5.6%
1971 5.95%
1970 4.98%
1969 3.49%
1968 3.56%
1967 3.84%
1966 3.79%
1965 4.51%
1964 5.16%
1963 5.64%
1962 5.57%
1961 6.69%
1960 5.54%
1959 5.45%
1958 6.84%
1957 4.3%
1956 4.13%
1955 4.37%
1954 5.59%
1953 2.93%
1952 3.03%
1951 3.28%
1950 5.21%
1949 6.05%
1948 3.75%
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Data Sources


Economic Statistics

1948-2020 — Unemployment Rate for the United States

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey.
Series Id: LNS14000000, Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate (16 years and over), 1948 - 2021.
Available from: data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000