United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1983
 Unemployment less than 25 yearsUnemployment over 24 years
December 198314.9%
6.6%
November 198315.4%
6.6%
October 198316.2%
6.8%
September 198316.4%
7.2%
August 198317.3%
7.3%
July 198316.8%
7.3%
June 198317.8%
7.9%
May 198317.7%
8.0%
April 198318.0%
8.0%
March 198318.2%
8.1%
February 198318.4%
8.2%
January 198318.5%
8.1%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1983

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.