United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1985
 Unemployment less than 25 yearsUnemployment over 24 years
December 198513.5%
5.4%
November 198513.5%
5.3%
October 198514.1%
5.4%
September 198513.3%
5.6%
August 198513.3%
5.6%
July 198514.2%
5.6%
June 198513.5%
5.8%
May 198513.6%
5.5%
April 198513.2%
5.8%
March 198513.6%
5.6%
February 198513.6%
5.6%
January 198513.6%
5.7%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1985

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.