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U.S. Unemployment Rates, 1991-2022

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

  • U.S. unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.46%, a 2.59% decline from 2020.
  • U.S. unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.05%, a 4.38% increase from 2019.
  • U.S. unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.67%, a 0.23% decline from 2018.
  • U.S. unemployment rate for 2018 was 3.90%, a 0.46% decline from 2017.
Perspective
Domestic
Type
Workforce
U.S. Unemployment Rate 1991-2022
Citation
U.S. Unemployment Rates, 1991-2022
Publisher
Macrotrends
Publication Date
2021
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/unemployment-rate

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