United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1979
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19793.9%
3.4%
4.7%
November 19794.1%
3.6%
4.8%
October 19794.0%
3.4%
4.9%
September 19793.9%
3.3%
4.7%
August 19794.1%
3.4%
5.0%
July 19793.8%
3.3%
4.7%
June 19793.8%
3.1%
4.8%
May 19793.7%
3.0%
4.7%
April 19794.0%
3.3%
4.9%
March 19794.0%
3.3%
5.0%
February 19794.0%
3.3%
5.1%
January 19794.0%
3.3%
5.0%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1979

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.