United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1978
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 19786.0%
5.3%
7.0%
November 19785.9%
5.0%
7.0%
October 19785.8%
5.1%
6.7%
September 19786.0%
5.1%
7.2%
August 19785.9%
5.0%
7.2%
July 19786.2%
5.1%
7.6%
June 19785.9%
4.9%
7.2%
May 19786.0%
5.2%
7.2%
April 19786.1%
5.3%
7.1%
March 19786.3%
5.6%
7.2%
February 19786.3%
5.6%
7.2%
January 19786.4%
5.6%
7.6%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1978

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.