United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1987
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19874.5%
4.3%
4.6%
November 19874.5%
4.4%
4.6%
October 19874.6%
4.6%
4.7%
September 19874.6%
4.5%
4.7%
August 19874.7%
4.7%
4.7%
July 19874.7%
4.7%
4.6%
June 19874.7%
4.9%
4.6%
May 19874.8%
4.9%
4.7%
April 19874.9%
4.9%
4.8%
March 19875.1%
5.0%
5.1%
February 19875.0%
5.0%
5.0%
January 19875.1%
5.2%
5.0%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1987

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.