United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1949
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19495.4%
5.4%
5.4%
November 19495.3%
5.3%
5.2%
October 19496.5%
6.9%
5.3%
September 19495.4%
5.4%
5.4%
August 19495.5%
5.4%
5.7%
July 19495.6%
5.3%
6.2%
June 19495.0%
4.9%
5.1%
May 19494.9%
4.8%
5.0%
April 19494.3%
4.2%
4.5%
March 19493.8%
4.0%
3.3%
February 19493.7%
3.7%
3.7%
January 19493.4%
3.4%
3.6%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1949

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.