United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1982
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19828.6%
8.7%
8.4%
November 19828.4%
8.6%
8.1%
October 19828.1%
8.5%
7.6%
September 19827.9%
8.2%
7.4%
August 19827.4%
7.7%
7.0%
July 19827.5%
7.6%
7.3%
June 19827.3%
7.5%
7.1%
May 19827.1%
7.0%
7.2%
April 19827.0%
6.9%
7.1%
March 19826.8%
6.7%
6.9%
February 19826.5%
6.4%
6.6%
January 19826.3%
6.3%
6.3%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1982

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.