United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1980
 Unemployment over 24 yearsMale unemployment 25 years and overFemale unemployment 25 years and over
December 19805.2%
4.8%
5.8%
November 19805.3%
5.0%
5.7%
October 19805.4%
5.0%
5.9%
September 19805.4%
5.4%
5.4%
August 19805.6%
5.4%
5.8%
July 19805.6%
5.5%
5.7%
June 19805.4%
5.2%
5.6%
May 19805.2%
5.0%
5.4%
April 19805.0%
4.7%
5.4%
March 19804.5%
4.1%
5.0%
February 19804.3%
3.8%
5.1%
January 19804.3%
3.8%
5.0%
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United States: Unemployment over 24 years 1980

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.