United States Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 7.50 percent in April of 2013 from 7.60 percent in March of 2013. Unemployment Rate in the United States is reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Historically, from 1948 until 2013, the United States Unemployment Rate averaged 5.81 Percent reaching an all time high of 10.80 Percent in November of 1982 and a record low of 2.50 Percent in May of 1953. In the United States, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Unemployment Rate.
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Down to 7.5% in April
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5/3/2013 1:49:04 PM
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on May 3rd. Employment increased in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care.
The unemployment rate, at 7.5 percent, changed little in April but has declined by 0.4 percentage point since January. The number of unemployed persons, at 11.7 million, was also little changed over the month; however, unemployment has decreased by 673,000 since January.
In April, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined by 258,000 to 4.4 million; their share of the unemployed declined by 2.2 percentage points to 37.4 percent. Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed has decreased by 687,000, and their share has declined by 3.1 percentage points.
The civilian labor force participation rate was 63.3 percent in April, unchanged over the month but down from 63.6 percent in January. The employment-population ratio, 58.6 percent, was about unchanged over the month and has shown little movement, on net, over the past year.
In April, 2.3 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged from a year earlier. These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 165,000 in April, with job gains in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care. Over the prior 12 months, employment growth averaged 169,000 per month.
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Down to 7.6% in March
Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.7 million, and the unemployment rate, at 7.6 percent, were little changed in March. Employment grew in professional and business services and in health care but declined in retail trade.
2013-04-05
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U.S. Unemployment Up to 7.9 Percent in October
U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on November 2nd.
2012-11-02
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Down to 7.7% in February
U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on March 8th. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February as employment increased in professional and business services, construction, and health care.
2013-03-08
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U.S. Unemployment Down to 7.8% in September
U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on October 5th. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries.
2012-10-05
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.1% in August
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on September 7th. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, in professional and technical services, and in health care.
2012-09-07
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U.S. Economy Adds 155K Jobs in December, Unemployment at 7.8%
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 155,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on January 4th. Employment increased in health care, food services and drinking places, construction, and manufacturing.
2013-01-04
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Employment Rises by 163,000 in July
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 163,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
2012-08-03
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U.S. Unemployment Down to 7.7 Percent in November
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on December 7th. Employment increased in retail trade, professional and business services, and health care.
2012-12-07
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Unemployment Rate | Notes
The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job divided by the labour force. Changes in unemployment depend mostly on inflows made up of non-employed people starting to look for jobs, of employed people who lose their jobs and look for new ones and of people who stop looking for employment.
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