United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1978
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19784.0%
3.3%
5.0%
November 19783.9%
3.1%
5.0%
October 19783.9%
3.3%
4.8%
September 19784.0%
3.3%
5.0%
August 19784.0%
3.3%
5.2%
July 19784.1%
3.2%
5.4%
June 19784.0%
3.2%
5.1%
May 19784.1%
3.4%
5.2%
April 19784.0%
3.4%
4.9%
March 19784.1%
3.6%
4.9%
February 19784.1%
3.6%
4.9%
January 19784.3%
3.6%
5.3%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1978

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.