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%

Malaysia 2008 Q4 GDP

Last Friday, 27 Feb, showed that the Malaysia 2008 last quarter GDP, which saw the services sector stirringly expanded by 5.6% while the worst went to the manufacturing sector which tumbled 8.8%.

Let’s focus on the good part. What are those services sector which performed good? Oh, there are wholesales, retails, accommodations and restaurants.

Erm… maybe these figures are right. Take a walk around nearby shopping malls, middle ranked restaurant, you may find your answer: "Recession is in everyone mouth but yet to hurt anyone to hurt anyone."

Let’s roll back a little earlier, take a snap on the following long list of figures.

Malaysia's real GDP Growth figures
2009 Q4
2009 Q3
2009 Q2
2009 Q1 -4.0% estimated

2009
2008 4.6%
2007 6.3%
2006 5.9%
2005 5.0%
2004 6.8%
2003 5.8%
2002 5.4%
2001 0.5%
2000 8.7%
1999 6.1%
1998 -7.4%
1997 7.3%
1996 10.0%
1995 9.8%
1994 9.2%
1993 9.9%
1992 8.9%
1991 9.5%
1990 9.0%
1989 9.1%
1988 9.9%
1987 5.4%
1986 1.2%
1985 -0.9%
1984 7.8%
1983 6.3%
1982 5.9%
1981 6.9%
1980 7.4%
1979 10.0%
1978 6.8%
1977 7.8%
1976 11.9%
1975 1.1%
1974 8.1%
1973 12.0%
1972 9.7%
1971 10.1%
1970 5.2%
1969 10.4%
1968 4.0%
1967 1.2%
1966 6.1%
1965 5.8%
1964 5.9%
1963 5.7%
1962 7.2%
1961 1.7%
(To be continue..)