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