United States Unemployment Rate
1890–2024
- United States Unemployment Rate is 3.9% in February 2024, after reporting a value of 3.7% in the previous month.
- United States Unemployment Rate averaged 6.7% from December 1890 to February 2024, reaching an all time high of 25.6% in May 1933 and a record low of 0.4% in August 1929.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Augur Labs LLC
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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