US Unemployment Rate

Labor Force / Employed / Unemployed / Unemp Rate , Seasonal adjusted
Mar = 153,728,000 / 139,833,000 / 13,895,000 / 9.00% , 8.50%
Feb = 153,804,000 / 140,105,000 / 13,699,000 / 8.90% , 8.10%
Jan = 153,445,000 / 140,436,000 / 13,009,000 / 8.50% , 7.60%
(2009)

YEAR = UNEMP RATE
Dec = 7.10%
Nov = 6.50%
Oct = 6.10%
Sep = 6.00%
Aug = 6.10%
Jul = 6.00%
Jun = 5.70%
May = 5.20%
Apr = 4.80%
Mar = 5.20%
Feb = 5.20%
Jan = 5.40%
(2008)

YEAR = UNEMP RATE
2008 = 5.80%
2007 = 4.60%
2006 = 4.60%
2005 = 5.10%
2004 = 5.50%
2003 = 6.00%
2002 = 5.80%
2001 = 4.70%
2000 = 4.00%
1999 = 4.20%
1998 = 4.50%
1997 = 4.90%
1996 = 5.40%
1995 = 5.60%
1994 = 6.10%
1993 = 6.90%
1992 = 7.50%
1991 = 6.80%
1990 = 5.60%
1989 = 5.30%
1988 = 5.50%
1987 = 6.20%
1986 = 7.00%
1985 = 7.20%
1984 = 7.50%
1983 = 9.60%
1982 = 9.70%
1981 = 7.60%
1980 = 7.10%
1979 = 5.85%
1978 = 6.07%
1977 = 7.05%
1976 = 7.70%
1975 = 8.48%
1974 = 5.64%
1973 = 4.86%
1972 = 5.60%
1971 = 5.95%
1970 = 4.98%
1969 = 3.49%
1968 = 3.56%
1967 = 3.84%
1966 = 3.79%
1965 = 4.51%
1964 = 5.16%
1963 = 5.64%
1962 = 5.57%
1961 = 6.69%
1960 = 5.54%
1959 = 5.45%
1958 = 6.84%
1957 = 4.30%
1956 = 4.13%
1955 = 4.37%
1954 = 5.59%
1953 = 2.93%
1952 = 3.03%
1951 = 3.28%
1950 = 5.21%
1949 = 6.05%
1948 = 3.75%
1945 = 1.90%
1944 = 1.20%
1943 = 1.90%
1942 = 4.70%
1941 = 9.90%
1940 = 14.60%
1939 = 17.20%
1938 = 19.00%
1937 = 14.30%
1936 = 16.90%
1935 = 20.10%
1934 = 21.70%
1933 = 24.90%