United States Unemployment Rate

1890–2023

  • United States Unemployment Rate is 3.7% in November 2023, after reporting a value of 3.9% in the previous month.
  • United States Unemployment Rate averaged 6.7% from December 1890 to November 2023, reaching an all time high of 25.6% in May 1933 and a record low of 0.4% in August 1929.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Augur Labs LLC
Related Indicators
Name Reference Last Previous Unit
Unemployment Rate November 2023 3.7 3.9 percent
Nonfarm Payroll November 2023 157,087 156,888 persons
Employed Persons November 2023 161,969 161,222 persons
Unemployed Persons November 2023 6,291 6,506 persons
Initial Claims the week of December 2, 2023 220,750 220,250 persons
Job Openings October 2023 8,733 9,350 thousand
Labor Force November 2023 168,260 167,728 persons
Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker October 2023 5.2 5.2 percent
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