US Unemployment Rate (1948–2026)

Monthly US unemployment rate from Jan 1948 to Jun 2026, covering every major recession including COVID-19, the Great Recession, and the 1982 downturn. Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.csv?id=UNRATE
# date
unemployment_rate_pct
1 1948-01-01 3.4
2 1948-02-01 3.8
3 1948-03-01 4.0
4 1948-04-01 3.9
5 1948-05-01 3.5
6 1948-06-01 3.6
7 1948-07-01 3.6
8 1948-08-01 3.9
9 1948-09-01 3.8
10 1948-10-01 3.7
11 1948-11-01 3.8
12 1948-12-01 4.0
13 1949-01-01 4.3
14 1949-02-01 4.7
15 1949-03-01 5.0
16 1949-04-01 5.3
17 1949-05-01 6.1
18 1949-06-01 6.2
19 1949-07-01 6.7
20 1949-08-01 6.8
21 1949-09-01 6.6
22 1949-10-01 7.9
23 1949-11-01 6.4
24 1949-12-01 6.6
25 1950-01-01 6.5
26 1950-02-01 6.4
27 1950-03-01 6.3
28 1950-04-01 5.8
29 1950-05-01 5.5
30 1950-06-01 5.4
31 1950-07-01 5.0
32 1950-08-01 4.5
33 1950-09-01 4.4
34 1950-10-01 4.2
35 1950-11-01 4.2
36 1950-12-01 4.3
37 1951-01-01 3.7
38 1951-02-01 3.4
39 1951-03-01 3.4
40 1951-04-01 3.1
41 1951-05-01 3.0
42 1951-06-01 3.2
43 1951-07-01 3.1
44 1951-08-01 3.1
45 1951-09-01 3.3
46 1951-10-01 3.5
47 1951-11-01 3.5
48 1951-12-01 3.1
49 1952-01-01 3.2
50 1952-02-01 3.1
51 1952-03-01 2.9
52 1952-04-01 2.9
53 1952-05-01 3.0
54 1952-06-01 3.0
55 1952-07-01 3.2
56 1952-08-01 3.4
57 1952-09-01 3.1
58 1952-10-01 3.0
59 1952-11-01 2.8
60 1952-12-01 2.7
61 1953-01-01 2.9
62 1953-02-01 2.6
63 1953-03-01 2.6
64 1953-04-01 2.7
65 1953-05-01 2.5
66 1953-06-01 2.5
67 1953-07-01 2.6
68 1953-08-01 2.7
69 1953-09-01 2.9
70 1953-10-01 3.1
71 1953-11-01 3.5
72 1953-12-01 4.5
73 1954-01-01 4.9
74 1954-02-01 5.2
75 1954-03-01 5.7
76 1954-04-01 5.9
77 1954-05-01 5.9
78 1954-06-01 5.6
79 1954-07-01 5.8
80 1954-08-01 6.0
81 1954-09-01 6.1
82 1954-10-01 5.7
83 1954-11-01 5.3
84 1954-12-01 5.0
85 1955-01-01 4.9
86 1955-02-01 4.7
87 1955-03-01 4.6
88 1955-04-01 4.7
89 1955-05-01 4.3
90 1955-06-01 4.2
91 1955-07-01 4.0
92 1955-08-01 4.2
93 1955-09-01 4.1
94 1955-10-01 4.3
95 1955-11-01 4.2
96 1955-12-01 4.2
97 1956-01-01 4.0
98 1956-02-01 3.9
99 1956-03-01 4.2
100 1956-04-01 4.0
101 1956-05-01 4.3
102 1956-06-01 4.3
103 1956-07-01 4.4
104 1956-08-01 4.1
105 1956-09-01 3.9
106 1956-10-01 3.9
107 1956-11-01 4.3
108 1956-12-01 4.2
109 1957-01-01 4.2
110 1957-02-01 3.9
111 1957-03-01 3.7
112 1957-04-01 3.9
113 1957-05-01 4.1
114 1957-06-01 4.3
115 1957-07-01 4.2
116 1957-08-01 4.1
117 1957-09-01 4.4
118 1957-10-01 4.5
119 1957-11-01 5.1
120 1957-12-01 5.2
121 1958-01-01 5.8
122 1958-02-01 6.4
123 1958-03-01 6.7
124 1958-04-01 7.4
125 1958-05-01 7.4
126 1958-06-01 7.3
127 1958-07-01 7.5
128 1958-08-01 7.4
129 1958-09-01 7.1
130 1958-10-01 6.7
131 1958-11-01 6.2
132 1958-12-01 6.2
133 1959-01-01 6.0
134 1959-02-01 5.9
135 1959-03-01 5.6
136 1959-04-01 5.2
137 1959-05-01 5.1
138 1959-06-01 5.0
139 1959-07-01 5.1
140 1959-08-01 5.2
141 1959-09-01 5.5
142 1959-10-01 5.7
143 1959-11-01 5.8
144 1959-12-01 5.3
145 1960-01-01 5.2
146 1960-02-01 4.8
147 1960-03-01 5.4
148 1960-04-01 5.2
149 1960-05-01 5.1
150 1960-06-01 5.4
151 1960-07-01 5.5
152 1960-08-01 5.6
153 1960-09-01 5.5
154 1960-10-01 6.1
155 1960-11-01 6.1
156 1960-12-01 6.6
157 1961-01-01 6.6
158 1961-02-01 6.9
159 1961-03-01 6.9
160 1961-04-01 7.0
161 1961-05-01 7.1
162 1961-06-01 6.9
163 1961-07-01 7.0
164 1961-08-01 6.6
165 1961-09-01 6.7
166 1961-10-01 6.5
167 1961-11-01 6.1
168 1961-12-01 6.0
169 1962-01-01 5.8
170 1962-02-01 5.5
171 1962-03-01 5.6
172 1962-04-01 5.6
173 1962-05-01 5.5
174 1962-06-01 5.5
175 1962-07-01 5.4
176 1962-08-01 5.7
177 1962-09-01 5.6
178 1962-10-01 5.4
179 1962-11-01 5.7
180 1962-12-01 5.5
181 1963-01-01 5.7
182 1963-02-01 5.9
183 1963-03-01 5.7
184 1963-04-01 5.7
185 1963-05-01 5.9
186 1963-06-01 5.6
187 1963-07-01 5.6
188 1963-08-01 5.4
189 1963-09-01 5.5
190 1963-10-01 5.5
191 1963-11-01 5.7
192 1963-12-01 5.5
193 1964-01-01 5.6
194 1964-02-01 5.4
195 1964-03-01 5.4
196 1964-04-01 5.3
197 1964-05-01 5.1
198 1964-06-01 5.2
199 1964-07-01 4.9
200 1964-08-01 5.0
201 1964-09-01 5.1
202 1964-10-01 5.1
203 1964-11-01 4.8
204 1964-12-01 5.0
205 1965-01-01 4.9
206 1965-02-01 5.1
207 1965-03-01 4.7
208 1965-04-01 4.8
209 1965-05-01 4.6
210 1965-06-01 4.6
211 1965-07-01 4.4
212 1965-08-01 4.4
213 1965-09-01 4.3
214 1965-10-01 4.2
215 1965-11-01 4.1
216 1965-12-01 4.0
217 1966-01-01 4.0
218 1966-02-01 3.8
219 1966-03-01 3.8
220 1966-04-01 3.8
221 1966-05-01 3.9
222 1966-06-01 3.8
223 1966-07-01 3.8
224 1966-08-01 3.8
225 1966-09-01 3.7
226 1966-10-01 3.7
227 1966-11-01 3.6
228 1966-12-01 3.8
229 1967-01-01 3.9
230 1967-02-01 3.8
231 1967-03-01 3.8
232 1967-04-01 3.8
233 1967-05-01 3.8
234 1967-06-01 3.9
235 1967-07-01 3.8
236 1967-08-01 3.8
237 1967-09-01 3.8
238 1967-10-01 4.0
239 1967-11-01 3.9
240 1967-12-01 3.8
241 1968-01-01 3.7
242 1968-02-01 3.8
243 1968-03-01 3.7
244 1968-04-01 3.5
245 1968-05-01 3.5
246 1968-06-01 3.7
247 1968-07-01 3.7
248 1968-08-01 3.5
249 1968-09-01 3.4
250 1968-10-01 3.4
251 1968-11-01 3.4
252 1968-12-01 3.4
253 1969-01-01 3.4
254 1969-02-01 3.4
255 1969-03-01 3.4
256 1969-04-01 3.4
257 1969-05-01 3.4
258 1969-06-01 3.5
259 1969-07-01 3.5
260 1969-08-01 3.5
261 1969-09-01 3.7
262 1969-10-01 3.7
263 1969-11-01 3.5
264 1969-12-01 3.5
265 1970-01-01 3.9
266 1970-02-01 4.2
267 1970-03-01 4.4
268 1970-04-01 4.6
269 1970-05-01 4.8
270 1970-06-01 4.9
271 1970-07-01 5.0
272 1970-08-01 5.1
273 1970-09-01 5.4
274 1970-10-01 5.5
275 1970-11-01 5.9
276 1970-12-01 6.1
277 1971-01-01 5.9
278 1971-02-01 5.9
279 1971-03-01 6.0
280 1971-04-01 5.9
281 1971-05-01 5.9
282 1971-06-01 5.9
283 1971-07-01 6.0
284 1971-08-01 6.1
285 1971-09-01 6.0
286 1971-10-01 5.8
287 1971-11-01 6.0
288 1971-12-01 6.0
289 1972-01-01 5.8
290 1972-02-01 5.7
291 1972-03-01 5.8
292 1972-04-01 5.7
293 1972-05-01 5.7
294 1972-06-01 5.7
295 1972-07-01 5.6
296 1972-08-01 5.6
297 1972-09-01 5.5
298 1972-10-01 5.6
299 1972-11-01 5.3
300 1972-12-01 5.2
301 1973-01-01 4.9
302 1973-02-01 5.0
303 1973-03-01 4.9
304 1973-04-01 5.0
305 1973-05-01 4.9
306 1973-06-01 4.9
307 1973-07-01 4.8
308 1973-08-01 4.8
309 1973-09-01 4.8
310 1973-10-01 4.6
311 1973-11-01 4.8
312 1973-12-01 4.9
313 1974-01-01 5.1
314 1974-02-01 5.2
315 1974-03-01 5.1
316 1974-04-01 5.1
317 1974-05-01 5.1
318 1974-06-01 5.4
319 1974-07-01 5.5
320 1974-08-01 5.5
321 1974-09-01 5.9
322 1974-10-01 6.0
323 1974-11-01 6.6
324 1974-12-01 7.2
325 1975-01-01 8.1
326 1975-02-01 8.1
327 1975-03-01 8.6
328 1975-04-01 8.8
329 1975-05-01 9.0
330 1975-06-01 8.8
331 1975-07-01 8.6
332 1975-08-01 8.4
333 1975-09-01 8.4
334 1975-10-01 8.4
335 1975-11-01 8.3
336 1975-12-01 8.2
337 1976-01-01 7.9
338 1976-02-01 7.7
339 1976-03-01 7.6
340 1976-04-01 7.7
341 1976-05-01 7.4
342 1976-06-01 7.6
343 1976-07-01 7.8
344 1976-08-01 7.8
345 1976-09-01 7.6
346 1976-10-01 7.7
347 1976-11-01 7.8
348 1976-12-01 7.8
349 1977-01-01 7.5
350 1977-02-01 7.6
351 1977-03-01 7.4
352 1977-04-01 7.2
353 1977-05-01 7.0
354 1977-06-01 7.2
355 1977-07-01 6.9
356 1977-08-01 7.0
357 1977-09-01 6.8
358 1977-10-01 6.8
359 1977-11-01 6.8
360 1977-12-01 6.4
361 1978-01-01 6.4
362 1978-02-01 6.3
363 1978-03-01 6.3
364 1978-04-01 6.1
365 1978-05-01 6.0
366 1978-06-01 5.9
367 1978-07-01 6.2
368 1978-08-01 5.9
369 1978-09-01 6.0
370 1978-10-01 5.8
371 1978-11-01 5.9
372 1978-12-01 6.0
373 1979-01-01 5.9
374 1979-02-01 5.9
375 1979-03-01 5.8
376 1979-04-01 5.8
377 1979-05-01 5.6
378 1979-06-01 5.7
379 1979-07-01 5.7
380 1979-08-01 6.0
381 1979-09-01 5.9
382 1979-10-01 6.0
383 1979-11-01 5.9
384 1979-12-01 6.0
385 1980-01-01 6.3
386 1980-02-01 6.3
387 1980-03-01 6.3
388 1980-04-01 6.9
389 1980-05-01 7.5
390 1980-06-01 7.6
391 1980-07-01 7.8
392 1980-08-01 7.7
393 1980-09-01 7.5
394 1980-10-01 7.5
395 1980-11-01 7.5
396 1980-12-01 7.2
397 1981-01-01 7.5
398 1981-02-01 7.4
399 1981-03-01 7.4
400 1981-04-01 7.2
401 1981-05-01 7.5
402 1981-06-01 7.5
403 1981-07-01 7.2
404 1981-08-01 7.4
405 1981-09-01 7.6
406 1981-10-01 7.9
407 1981-11-01 8.3
408 1981-12-01 8.5
409 1982-01-01 8.6
410 1982-02-01 8.9
411 1982-03-01 9.0
412 1982-04-01 9.3
413 1982-05-01 9.4
414 1982-06-01 9.6
415 1982-07-01 9.8
416 1982-08-01 9.8
417 1982-09-01 10.1
418 1982-10-01 10.4
419 1982-11-01 10.8
420 1982-12-01 10.8
421 1983-01-01 10.4
422 1983-02-01 10.4
423 1983-03-01 10.3
424 1983-04-01 10.2
425 1983-05-01 10.1
426 1983-06-01 10.1
427 1983-07-01 9.4
428 1983-08-01 9.5
429 1983-09-01 9.2
430 1983-10-01 8.8
431 1983-11-01 8.5
432 1983-12-01 8.3
433 1984-01-01 8.0
434 1984-02-01 7.8
435 1984-03-01 7.8
436 1984-04-01 7.7
437 1984-05-01 7.4
438 1984-06-01 7.2
439 1984-07-01 7.5
440 1984-08-01 7.5
441 1984-09-01 7.3
442 1984-10-01 7.4
443 1984-11-01 7.2
444 1984-12-01 7.3
445 1985-01-01 7.3
446 1985-02-01 7.2
447 1985-03-01 7.2
448 1985-04-01 7.3
449 1985-05-01 7.2
450 1985-06-01 7.4
451 1985-07-01 7.4
452 1985-08-01 7.1
453 1985-09-01 7.1
454 1985-10-01 7.1
455 1985-11-01 7.0
456 1985-12-01 7.0
457 1986-01-01 6.7
458 1986-02-01 7.2
459 1986-03-01 7.2
460 1986-04-01 7.1
461 1986-05-01 7.2
462 1986-06-01 7.2
463 1986-07-01 7.0
464 1986-08-01 6.9
465 1986-09-01 7.0
466 1986-10-01 7.0
467 1986-11-01 6.9
468 1986-12-01 6.6
469 1987-01-01 6.6
470 1987-02-01 6.6
471 1987-03-01 6.6
472 1987-04-01 6.3
473 1987-05-01 6.3
474 1987-06-01 6.2
475 1987-07-01 6.1
476 1987-08-01 6.0
477 1987-09-01 5.9
478 1987-10-01 6.0
479 1987-11-01 5.8
480 1987-12-01 5.7
481 1988-01-01 5.7
482 1988-02-01 5.7
483 1988-03-01 5.7
484 1988-04-01 5.4
485 1988-05-01 5.6
486 1988-06-01 5.4
487 1988-07-01 5.4
488 1988-08-01 5.6
489 1988-09-01 5.4
490 1988-10-01 5.4
491 1988-11-01 5.3
492 1988-12-01 5.3
493 1989-01-01 5.4
494 1989-02-01 5.2
495 1989-03-01 5.0
496 1989-04-01 5.2
497 1989-05-01 5.2
498 1989-06-01 5.3
499 1989-07-01 5.2
500 1989-08-01 5.2
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