United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1980
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 19807.2%
6.9%
7.6%
November 19807.5%
7.3%
7.6%
October 19807.5%
7.4%
7.7%
September 19807.5%
7.6%
7.3%
August 19807.7%
7.7%
7.8%
July 19807.8%
7.8%
7.8%
June 19807.6%
7.6%
7.6%
May 19807.5%
7.4%
7.5%
April 19806.9%
6.7%
7.2%
March 19806.3%
5.9%
6.9%
February 19806.3%
5.8%
7.0%
January 19806.3%
5.8%
6.9%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1980

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.