United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 2008
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 20086.1%
6.6%
5.5%
November 20085.6%
6.0%
5.3%
October 20085.3%
5.5%
5.0%
September 20084.9%
5.4%
4.4%
August 20084.9%
5.0%
4.9%
July 20084.5%
4.7%
4.3%
June 20084.3%
4.4%
4.2%
May 20084.1%
4.2%
4.1%
April 20084.0%
4.1%
3.9%
March 20084.0%
4.0%
4.1%
February 20083.8%
3.8%
3.8%
January 20083.8%
3.9%
3.8%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 2008

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.