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.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Augur Labs LLC
Related Indicators
Name Reference Last Previous Unit
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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