United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1985
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19855.4%
5.2%
5.5%
November 19855.3%
5.2%
5.6%
October 19855.4%
5.2%
5.6%
September 19855.6%
5.4%
5.9%
August 19855.6%
5.3%
5.9%
July 19855.6%
5.4%
5.9%
June 19855.8%
5.5%
6.0%
May 19855.5%
5.1%
6.1%
April 19855.8%
5.6%
6.0%
March 19855.6%
5.3%
6.0%
February 19855.6%
5.3%
5.9%
January 19855.7%
5.5%
6.0%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 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.