United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1972
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 19725.2%
4.5%
6.2%
November 19725.3%
4.6%
6.2%
October 19725.6%
4.8%
6.8%
September 19725.5%
4.8%
6.7%
August 19725.6%
4.9%
6.9%
July 19725.6%
4.8%
7.0%
June 19725.7%
4.9%
6.8%
May 19725.7%
5.1%
6.6%
April 19725.7%
5.1%
6.7%
March 19725.8%
5.3%
6.7%
February 19725.7%
5.3%
6.4%
January 19725.8%
5.3%
6.7%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1972

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.