United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 2008
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 20087.3%
8.0%
6.5%
November 20086.8%
7.4%
6.2%
October 20086.5%
7.1%
5.9%
September 20086.1%
6.7%
5.5%
August 20086.1%
6.3%
5.9%
July 20085.8%
6.2%
5.3%
June 20085.6%
5.8%
5.3%
May 20085.4%
5.6%
5.2%
April 20085.0%
5.2%
4.8%
March 20085.1%
5.2%
5.0%
February 20084.9%
5.0%
4.7%
January 20085.0%
5.2%
4.8%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 2008

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.