United States Unemployment Rate
1890–2024
- United States Unemployment Rate is 4.2% in August 2024, after reporting a value of 4.3% in the previous month.
- United States Unemployment Rate averaged 6.7% from December 1890 to August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Rate | August 2024 | 4.2 | 4.3 | percent |
| Nonfarm Payroll | August 2024 | 158,779 | 158,637 | persons |
| Employed Persons | August 2024 | 161,434 | 161,266 | persons |
| Unemployed Persons | August 2024 | 7,115 | 7,163 | persons |
| Initial Claims | the week of September 14, 2024 | 227,500 | 231,000 | persons |
| Job Openings | July 2024 | 7,673 | 7,910 | thousand |
| Labor Force | August 2024 | 168,549 | 168,429 | persons |
| Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker | August 2024 | 4.6 | 4.6 | percent |
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