United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1985
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 19857.0%
6.8%
7.2%
November 19857.0%
6.9%
7.2%
October 19857.1%
7.1%
7.3%
September 19857.1%
6.9%
7.4%
August 19857.1%
6.9%
7.3%
July 19857.4%
7.2%
7.6%
June 19857.4%
7.2%
7.5%
May 19857.2%
6.9%
7.6%
April 19857.3%
7.1%
7.5%
March 19857.2%
7.0%
7.5%
February 19857.2%
7.1%
7.4%
January 19857.3%
7.1%
7.6%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1985

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.