United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 2008
 Unemployment less than 25 yearsUnemployment over 24 years
December 200814.8%
6.1%
November 200814.0%
5.6%
October 200813.6%
5.3%
September 200813.5%
4.9%
August 200813.1%
4.9%
July 200813.5%
4.5%
June 200812.9%
4.3%
May 200813.0%
4.1%
April 200811.0%
4.0%
March 200811.4%
4.0%
February 200811.4%
3.8%
January 200811.7%
3.8%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 2008

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.