United States Unemployment Rate

1890–2025

  • United States Unemployment Rate is 4.0% in January 2025, after reporting a value of 4.1% in the previous month.
  • United States Unemployment Rate averaged 6.7% from December 1890 to January 2025, 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 January 2025 4.0 4.1 percent
Nonfarm Payroll January 2025 159,069 158,926 persons
Employed Persons January 2025 163,895 161,661 persons
Unemployed Persons January 2025 6,849 6,886 persons
Initial Claims the week of February 1, 2025 216,750 212,750 persons
Job Openings December 2024 7,600 8,156 thousand
Labor Force January 2025 170,744 168,547 persons
Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker December 2024 4.2 4.3 percent
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