United States Unemployed Persons

Unemployed Persons in the United States decreased to 11659 Thousand Persons in April of 2013 from 11742 Thousand Persons in March of 2013. Unemployed Persons in the United States is reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Historically, from 1950 until 2013, the United States Unemployed Persons averaged 6467.75 Thousand Persons reaching an all time high of 15421 Thousand Persons in October of 2009 and a record low of 1596 Thousand Persons in May of 1953. In the United States, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Unemployed Persons.