Us unemployment rate history chart
Historical chart and data for the united states national unemployment rate back to 1948. Compares the level and annual rate of change. The current level of the U.S. national unemployment rate as of July 2019 is 3.70. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. U.S. unemployment rate for 2018 was 3.93%, a 0.42% decline from 2017. U.S. unemployment rate for 2017 was 4.36%, a 0.51% decline from 2016. U.S. United States's Unemployment Rate dropped to 3.50 % in Feb 2020, from the previously reported number of 3.60 % in Jan 2020. United States's Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1948 to Feb 2020, with an average rate of 5.50 %. The data reached an all-time high of 10.80 % in Dec 1982 and a record low of 2.50 % in Jun 1953.