United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment Rate 1981
 Unemployment RateMale unemploymentFemale unemployment
December 19818.5%
8.5%
8.5%
November 19818.3%
8.1%
8.4%
October 19817.9%
7.7%
8.3%
September 19817.6%
7.2%
8.1%
August 19817.4%
7.2%
7.7%
July 19817.2%
6.9%
7.7%
June 19817.5%
7.3%
7.8%
May 19817.5%
7.3%
7.8%
April 19817.2%
6.9%
7.6%
March 19817.4%
7.1%
7.7%
February 19817.4%
7.3%
7.7%
January 19817.5%
7.2%
7.8%
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United States: Unemployment Rate 1981

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.