United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1959
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 19595.3%
5.0%
5.8%
November 19595.8%
5.9%
5.8%
October 19595.7%
5.5%
6.1%
September 19595.5%
5.5%
5.6%
August 19595.2%
5.1%
5.6%
July 19595.1%
4.9%
5.7%
June 19595.0%
4.7%
5.6%
May 19595.1%
4.8%
5.8%
April 19595.2%
4.8%
6.1%
March 19595.6%
5.3%
6.2%
February 19595.9%
5.8%
6.0%
January 19596.0%
5.9%
6.2%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1959

In this page you can see United States unemployment rate . United States unemployment rate.
It is the percentage that expresses the proportion of unemployed in US compared to the total active population:

United States unemployment rate = total unemployed United States / United States active population

Unemployed is a worker who don´t have a employ.

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If you want to compare USA unemployment to other countries, see unemployment.