United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1987
 Unemployment less than 25 yearsUnemployment over 24 years
December 198711.2%
4.5%
November 198711.5%
4.5%
October 198711.8%
4.6%
September 198711.8%
4.6%
August 198711.7%
4.7%
July 198711.8%
4.7%
June 198712.3%
4.7%
May 198712.5%
4.8%
April 198712.6%
4.9%
March 198712.8%
5.1%
February 198713.1%
5.0%
January 198713.0%
5.1%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1987

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.