United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1970
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19704.2%
3.7%
5.0%
November 19703.9%
3.4%
4.8%
October 19703.7%
3.2%
4.5%
September 19703.5%
3.0%
4.4%
August 19703.4%
3.0%
4.1%
July 19703.4%
2.9%
4.2%
June 19703.3%
2.9%
4.0%
May 19703.2%
2.7%
4.1%
April 19703.0%
2.6%
3.7%
March 19703.0%
2.4%
4.0%
February 19702.7%
2.3%
3.4%
January 19702.4%
2.1%
3.1%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1970

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.