United States Unemployed Persons
1948–2024
- United States Unemployed Persons is 6,458 persons in February 2024, after reporting a value of 6,124 persons in the previous month.
- United States Unemployed Persons averaged 6,595 persons from January 1948 to February 2024, reaching an all time high of 23,090 persons in April 2020 and a record low of 1,596 persons in May 1953.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Related Indicators
Name | Reference | Last | Previous | Unit |
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Unemployment Rate | February 2024 | 3.9 | 3.7 | percent |
Nonfarm Payroll | February 2024 | 157,808 | 157,533 | persons |
Employed Persons | February 2024 | 160,968 | 161,152 | persons |
Unemployed Persons | February 2024 | 6,458 | 6,124 | persons |
Initial Claims | the week of March 16, 2024 | 211,250 | 208,750 | persons |
Job Openings | January 2024 | 8,863 | 8,889 | thousand |
Labor Force | February 2024 | 167,426 | 167,276 | persons |
Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker | February 2024 | 5.1 | 5.2 | percent |
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