Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 4.40 percent in September from 4.30 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 1990, the unemployment rate of the United States stood at 5.6 percent. Since then there have been many significant fluctuations to this number - the 2008 financial crisis left millions of people without work, as did the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2022 and throughout 2023, the unemployment rate came to 3.6 percent, the lowest rate seen for decades. However, 2024 saw an increase up to four percent. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted. UnemploymentUnemployment is defined as a situation when an employed person is laid off, fired or quits his work and is still actively looking for a job. Unemployment can be found even in the healthiest economies, and many economists consider an unemployment rate at or below five percent to mean there is 'full employment' within an economy. If former employed persons go back to school or leave the job to take care of children they are no longer part of the active labor force and therefore not counted among the unemployed. Unemployment can also be the effect of events that are not part of the normal dynamics of an economy. Layoffs can be the result of technological progress, for example when robots replace workers in automobile production. Sometimes unemployment is caused by job outsourcing, due to the fact that employers often search for cheap labor around the globe and not only domestically. In 2022, the tech sector in the U.S. experienced significant lay-offs amid growing economic uncertainty. In the fourth quarter of 2022, more than 70,000 workers were laid off, despite low unemployment nationwide. The unemployment rate in the United States varies from state to state. In 2021, California had the highest number of unemployed persons with 1.38 million out of work.

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The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate is measured on a monthly basis in the United States. In August 2025, the national unemployment rate was at 4.3 percent. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method of removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - 20 Yrs. & over (LNS14000024) from Jan 1948 to Sep 2025 about 20 years +, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

This dataset contains global economic indicators for major countries from 2020 to 2024. It includes the following columns:

• Year: Calendar year
• Country: Country name
• GDP_USD_Billions: Gross Domestic Product in billions of USD
• Unemployment_Rate_%: Unemployment rate as a percentage
• Population_Millions: Total population in millions

This dataset can be used for: - Time-series analysis of GDP trends - Comparing unemployment rates across countries - Regression analysis between GDP and unemployment - Visualizations and global economic insights

The data is publicly available for educational and analytical purposes.

In 2025, it was estimated that over 163 million Americans were in some form of employment, while 4.16 percent of the total workforce was unemployed. This was the lowest unemployment rate since the 1950s, although these figures are expected to rise in 2023 and beyond. 1980s-2010s Since the 1980s, the total United States labor force has generally risen as the population has grown, however, the annual average unemployment rate has fluctuated significantly, usually increasing in times of crisis, before falling more slowly during periods of recovery and economic stability. For example, unemployment peaked at 9.7 percent during the early 1980s recession, which was largely caused by the ripple effects of the Iranian Revolution on global oil prices and inflation. Other notable spikes came during the early 1990s; again, largely due to inflation caused by another oil shock, and during the early 2000s recession. The Great Recession then saw the U.S. unemployment rate soar to 9.6 percent, following the collapse of the U.S. housing market and its impact on the banking sector, and it was not until 2016 that unemployment returned to pre-recession levels. 2020s 2019 had marked a decade-long low in unemployment, before the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in unemployment since the Great Depression, and the total number of workers fell by almost 10 million people. Despite the continuation of the pandemic in the years that followed, alongside the associated supply-chain issues and onset of the inflation crisis, unemployment reached just 3.67 percent in 2022 - current projections are for this figure to rise in 2023 and the years that follow, although these forecasts are subject to change if recent years are anything to go by.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - Black or African American (LNS14000006) from Jan 1972 to Sep 2025 about African-American, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Total employment by state, type of employer and last railroad employer in 2020. Total employment includes all employees covered by the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts who worked at least one day during calendar year 2020.

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 6.30 percent in November. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment Rate in India remained unchanged at 5.20 percent in October. This dataset provides - India Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in China decreased to 5.10 percent in October from 5.20 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - China Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In May 2024, about 4.5 percent of recent college graduates were unemployed in the United States. This was a significant decrease from September 2020, when the unemployment rate among recent college graduates was at nine percent.

Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by educational attainment, gender and age group, annual.

Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 6.90 percent in October from 7.10 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: Virginia data was reported at 7.050 % in 01 Aug 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.830 % for 25 Jul 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: Virginia data is updated weekly, averaging 1.010 % from Dec 1986 (Median) to 01 Aug 2020, with 1754 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.790 % in 09 May 2020 and a record low of 0.450 % in 19 Oct 2019. United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: Virginia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: District of Columbia data was reported at 12.200 % in 01 Aug 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.550 % for 25 Jul 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: District of Columbia data is updated weekly, averaging 1.660 % from Dec 1986 (Median) to 01 Aug 2020, with 1754 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.590 % in 11 Jul 2020 and a record low of 0.720 % in 29 Apr 2006. United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: District of Columbia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

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United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: Indiana data was reported at 6.540 % in 01 Aug 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.350 % for 25 Jul 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: Indiana data is updated weekly, averaging 1.530 % from Dec 1986 (Median) to 01 Aug 2020, with 1754 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.380 % in 02 May 2020 and a record low of 0.410 % in 13 Oct 2018. United States Unemployment Insurance: Unemployment Rate: Indiana data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.