United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1998
 Unemployment less than 25 yearsUnemployment over 24 years
December 19989.6%
3.3%
November 19989.8%
3.3%
October 199810.5%
3.4%
September 199811.0%
3.4%
August 199810.8%
3.3%
July 199810.6%
3.4%
June 199810.6%
3.4%
May 199810.3%
3.3%
April 19989.7%
3.4%
March 199810.5%
3.6%
February 199810.6%
3.5%
January 199810.9%
3.5%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1998

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.