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The US Unemployment Rate
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1948-01 3.40 Truman
1948-02 3.80
1948-03 4.00
1948-04 3.90
1948-05 3.50
1948-06 3.60 Berlin airlift
1948-07 3.60
1948-08 3.90
1948-09 3.80
1948-10 3.70
1948-11 3.80
1948-12 4.00
1949-01 4.30
1949-02 4.70
1949-03 5.00
1949-04 5.30
1949-05 6.10
1949-06 6.20
1949-07 6.70
1949-08 6.80
1949-09 6.60
1949-10 7.90
1949-11 6.40
1949-12 6.60
1950-01 6.50 Min. Wage = $0.75
1950-02 6.40
1950-03 6.30
1950-04 5.80
1950-05 5.50
1950-06 5.40 US Enters Korean War
1950-07 5.00
1950-08 4.50
1950-09 4.40
1950-10 4.20
1950-11 4.20
1950-12 4.30
1951-01 3.70
1951-02 3.40
1951-03 3.40
1951-04 3.10
1951-05 3.00
1951-06 3.20
1951-07 3.10
1951-08 3.10
1951-09 3.30
1951-10 3.50
1951-11 3.50
1951-12 3.10
1952-01 3.20
1952-02 3.10
1952-03 2.90
1952-04 2.90
1952-05 3.00
1952-06 3.00
1952-07 3.20
1952-08 3.40
1952-09 3.10
1952-10 3.00
1952-11 2.80
1952-12 2.70
1953-01 2.90 Eisenhower
1953-02 2.60
1953-03 2.60
1953-04 2.70
1953-05 2.50
1953-06 2.50
1953-07 2.60 Korean War Armistice
1953-08 2.70
1953-09 2.90
1953-10 3.10
1953-11 3.50
1953-12 4.50
1954-01 4.90
1954-02 5.20
1954-03 5.70
1954-04 5.90
1954-05 5.90
1954-06 5.60
1954-07 5.80
1954-08 6.00
1954-09 6.10
1954-10 5.70
1954-11 5.30
1954-12 5.00
1955-01 4.90
1955-02 4.70
1955-03 4.60
1955-04 4.70
1955-05 4.30
1955-06 4.20
1955-07 4.00
1955-08 4.20
1955-09 4.10
1955-10 4.30
1955-11 4.20
1955-12 4.20
1956-01 4.00
1956-02 3.90
1956-03 4.20 Min. Wage = $1
1956-04 4.00
1956-05 4.30
1956-06 4.30
1956-07 4.40
1956-08 4.10
1956-09 3.90
1956-10 3.90
1956-11 4.30
1956-12 4.20
1957-01 4.20
1957-02 3.90
1957-03 3.70
1957-04 3.90
1957-05 4.10
1957-06 4.30
1957-07 4.20
1957-08 4.10
1957-09 4.40
1957-10 4.50
1957-11 5.10
1957-12 5.20
1958-01 5.80
1958-02 6.40
1958-03 6.70
1958-04 7.40
1958-05 7.40
1958-06 7.30
1958-07 7.50
1958-08 7.40
1958-09 7.10
1958-10 6.70
1958-11 6.20
1958-12 6.20
1959-01 6.00 Alaska becomes 49th State
1959-02 5.90
1959-03 5.60
1959-04 5.20
1959-05 5.10
1959-06 5.00
1959-07 5.10
1959-08 5.20 Hawaii becomes 50th State
1959-09 5.50
1959-10 5.70
1959-11 5.80
1959-12 5.30
1960-01 5.20
1960-02 4.80
1960-03 5.40
1960-04 5.20
1960-05 5.10
1960-06 5.40
1960-07 5.50
1960-08 5.60
1960-09 5.50
1960-10 6.10
1960-11 6.10
1960-12 6.60
1961-01 6.60 Kennedy Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
1961-02 6.90
1961-03 6.90
1961-04 7.00
1961-05 7.10
1961-06 6.90
1961-07 7.00
1961-08 6.60
1961-09 6.70 Min. Wage = $1.15
1961-10 6.50
1961-11 6.10
1961-12 6.00
1962-01 5.80
1962-02 5.50 Cuban Missile Crisis
1962-03 5.60
1962-04 5.60
1962-05 5.50
1962-06 5.50
1962-07 5.40
1962-08 5.70
1962-09 5.60
1962-10 5.40
1962-11 5.70
1962-12 5.50
1963-01 5.70
1963-02 5.90
1963-03 5.70
1963-04 5.70
1963-05 5.90
1963-06 5.60
1963-07 5.60
1963-08 5.40
1963-09 5.50 Min. Wage = $1.25
1963-10 5.50
1963-11 5.70 Johnson
1963-12 5.50
1964-01 5.60
1964-02 5.40
1964-03 5.40
1964-04 5.30
1964-05 5.10
1964-06 5.20
1964-07 4.90
1964-08 5.00 US Enters Vietnam War
1964-09 5.10
1964-10 5.10
1964-11 4.80
1964-12 5.00
1965-01 4.90
1965-02 5.10
1965-03 4.70
1965-04 4.80
1965-05 4.60
1965-06 4.60
1965-07 4.40
1965-08 4.40
1965-09 4.30
1965-10 4.20
1965-11 4.10
1965-12 4.00
1966-01 4.00
1966-02 3.80
1966-03 3.80
1966-04 3.80
1966-05 3.90
1966-06 3.80
1966-07 3.80
1966-08 3.80
1966-09 3.70
1966-10 3.70
1966-11 3.60
1966-12 3.80
1967-01 3.90
1967-02 3.80 Min. Wage = $1.4
1967-03 3.80
1967-04 3.80
1967-05 3.80
1967-06 3.90
1967-07 3.80
1967-08 3.80
1967-09 3.80
1967-10 4.00
1967-11 3.90
1967-12 3.80
1968-01 3.70
1968-02 3.80 Min. Wage = $1.6
1968-03 3.70
1968-04 3.50
1968-05 3.50
1968-06 3.70
1968-07 3.70
1968-08 3.50
1968-09 3.40
1968-10 3.40
1968-11 3.40
1968-12 3.40
1969-01 3.40 Nixon
1969-02 3.40
1969-03 3.40
1969-04 3.40
1969-05 3.40
1969-06 3.50
1969-07 3.50
1969-08 3.50 Tax Reform Act of 1969, dec.
1969-09 3.70
1969-10 3.70
1969-11 3.50
1969-12 3.50
1970-01 3.90
1970-02 4.20
1970-03 4.40
1970-04 4.60
1970-05 4.80
1970-06 4.90
1970-07 5.00
1970-08 5.10
1970-09 5.40
1970-10 5.50
1970-11 5.90
1970-12 6.10
1971-01 5.90
1971-02 5.90
1971-03 6.00
1971-04 5.90
1971-05 5.90
1971-06 5.90
1971-07 6.00
1971-08 6.10
1971-09 6.00
1971-10 5.80
1971-11 6.00
1971-12 6.00
1972-01 5.80
1972-02 5.70
1972-03 5.80
1972-04 5.70
1972-05 5.70
1972-06 5.70
1972-07 5.60
1972-08 5.60
1972-09 5.50
1972-10 5.60
1972-11 5.30
1972-12 5.20
1973-01 4.90
1973-02 5.00
1973-03 4.90
1973-04 5.00
1973-05 4.90
1973-06 4.90
1973-07 4.80
1973-08 4.80
1973-09 4.80
1973-10 4.60
1973-11 4.80
1973-12 4.90
1974-01 5.10
1974-02 5.20
1974-03 5.10
1974-04 5.10
1974-05 5.10 Min. Wage = $2
1974-06 5.40
1974-07 5.50
1974-08 5.50 Ford
1974-09 5.90
1974-10 6.00
1974-11 6.60
1974-12 7.20
1975-01 8.10 Min. Wage = $2.1
1975-02 8.10
1975-03 8.60
1975-04 8.80 US Exits Vietnam War
1975-05 9.00
1975-06 8.80
1975-07 8.60
1975-08 8.40
1975-09 8.40
1975-10 8.40
1975-11 8.30
1975-12 8.20
1976-01 7.90 Min. Wage = $2.3
1976-02 7.70
1976-03 7.60
1976-04 7.70
1976-05 7.40
1976-06 7.60
1976-07 7.80
1976-08 7.80
1976-09 7.60
1976-10 7.70
1976-11 7.80
1976-12 7.80
1977-01 7.50 Carter
1977-02 7.60
1977-03 7.40
1977-04 7.20
1977-05 7.00
1977-06 7.20
1977-07 6.90
1977-08 7.00
1977-09 6.80
1977-10 6.80
1977-11 6.80
1977-12 6.40
1978-01 6.40 Min. Wage = $2.65
1978-02 6.30
1978-03 6.30
1978-04 6.10
1978-05 6.00
1978-06 5.90
1978-07 6.20
1978-08 5.90
1978-09 6.00
1978-10 5.80
1978-11 5.90
1978-12 6.00
1979-01 5.90 Min. Wage = $2.9
1979-02 5.90
1979-03 5.80 Three Mile Island meltdown
1979-04 5.80
1979-05 5.60
1979-06 5.70
1979-07 5.70
1979-08 6.00
1979-09 5.90
1979-10 6.00
1979-11 5.90
1979-12 6.00
1980-01 6.30 Min. Wage = $3.1
1980-02 6.30
1980-03 6.30
1980-04 6.90
1980-05 7.50
1980-06 7.60
1980-07 7.80
1980-08 7.70
1980-09 7.50
1980-10 7.50
1980-11 7.50
1980-12 7.20
1981-01 7.50 Reagan Min. Wage = $3.35
1981-02 7.40
1981-03 7.40
1981-04 7.20
1981-05 7.50
1981-06 7.50
1981-07 7.20
1981-08 7.40 Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, dec.
1981-09 7.60
1981-10 7.90
1981-11 8.30
1981-12 8.50
1982-01 8.60
1982-02 8.90
1982-03 9.00
1982-04 9.30
1982-05 9.40
1982-06 9.60
1982-07 9.80
1982-08 9.80
1982-09 10.10
1982-10 10.40
1982-11 10.80
1982-12 10.80
1983-01 10.40
1983-02 10.40
1983-03 10.30
1983-04 10.20
1983-05 10.10
1983-06 10.10
1983-07 9.40
1983-08 9.50
1983-09 9.20
1983-10 8.80 US invades Grenada
1983-11 8.50
1983-12 8.30
1984-01 8.00
1984-02 7.80
1984-03 7.80
1984-04 7.70
1984-05 7.40
1984-06 7.20
1984-07 7.50
1984-08 7.50
1984-09 7.30
1984-10 7.40
1984-11 7.20
1984-12 7.30
1985-01 7.30
1985-02 7.20
1985-03 7.20
1985-04 7.30
1985-05 7.20
1985-06 7.40
1985-07 7.40
1985-08 7.10
1985-09 7.10
1985-10 7.10
1985-11 7.00
1985-12 7.00
1986-01 6.70 Shuttle Challenger Disaster
1986-02 7.20
1986-03 7.20
1986-04 7.10
1986-05 7.20
1986-06 7.20
1986-07 7.00
1986-08 6.90
1986-09 7.00
1986-10 7.00 The Tax Reform Act of 1986, dec.
1986-11 6.90
1986-12 6.60
1987-01 6.60
1987-02 6.60
1987-03 6.60
1987-04 6.30
1987-05 6.30
1987-06 6.20
1987-07 6.10
1987-08 6.00
1987-09 5.90
1987-10 6.00
1987-11 5.80
1987-12 5.70
1988-01 5.70
1988-02 5.70
1988-03 5.70
1988-04 5.40
1988-05 5.60
1988-06 5.40
1988-07 5.40
1988-08 5.60
1988-09 5.40
1988-10 5.40
1988-11 5.30
1988-12 5.30
1989-01 5.40 Bush, G.H.W.
1989-02 5.20
1989-03 5.00
1989-04 5.20
1989-05 5.20
1989-06 5.30
1989-07 5.20
1989-08 5.20
1989-09 5.30
1989-10 5.30
1989-11 5.40
1989-12 5.40 US Invades Panama
1990-01 5.40
1990-02 5.30
1990-03 5.20
1990-04 5.40 Min. Wage = $3.8
1990-05 5.40
1990-06 5.20
1990-07 5.50
1990-08 5.70
1990-09 5.90
1990-10 5.90
1990-11 6.20 Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990, inc.
1990-12 6.30
1991-01 6.40 1st Persian Gulf War
1991-02 6.60
1991-03 6.80
1991-04 6.70 Min. Wage = $4.25
1991-05 6.90
1991-06 6.90
1991-07 6.80
1991-08 6.90
1991-09 6.90
1991-10 7.00
1991-11 7.00
1991-12 7.30
1992-01 7.30
1992-02 7.40 US & Russian declare end of cold war
1992-03 7.40
1992-04 7.40
1992-05 7.60
1992-06 7.80
1992-07 7.70
1992-08 7.60
1992-09 7.60
1992-10 7.30
1992-11 7.40
1992-12 7.40
1993-01 7.30 Clinton
1993-02 7.10 World Trade Center Bombed
1993-03 7.00
1993-04 7.10
1993-05 7.10
1993-06 7.00
1993-07 6.90
1993-08 6.80 Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, inc.
1993-09 6.70
1993-10 6.80
1993-11 6.60
1993-12 6.50
1994-01 6.60
1994-02 6.60
1994-03 6.50
1994-04 6.40
1994-05 6.10
1994-06 6.10
1994-07 6.10
1994-08 6.00
1994-09 5.90
1994-10 5.80
1994-11 5.60
1994-12 5.50
1995-01 5.60
1995-02 5.40
1995-03 5.40
1995-04 5.80
1995-05 5.60
1995-06 5.60
1995-07 5.70
1995-08 5.70
1995-09 5.60
1995-10 5.50
1995-11 5.60
1995-12 5.60
1996-01 5.60
1996-02 5.50
1996-03 5.50
1996-04 5.60
1996-05 5.60
1996-06 5.30
1996-07 5.50
1996-08 5.10
1996-09 5.20
1996-10 5.20 Min. Wage = $4.75
1996-11 5.40
1996-12 5.40
1997-01 5.30
1997-02 5.20
1997-03 5.20
1997-04 5.10
1997-05 4.90
1997-06 5.00
1997-07 4.90
1997-08 4.80 The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, dec.
1997-09 4.90 Min. Wage = $5.15
1997-10 4.70
1997-11 4.60
1997-12 4.70
1998-01 4.60
1998-02 4.60
1998-03 4.70
1998-04 4.30
1998-05 4.40
1998-06 4.50
1998-07 4.50
1998-08 4.50
1998-09 4.60
1998-10 4.50
1998-11 4.40
1998-12 4.40
1999-01 4.30
1999-02 4.40
1999-03 4.20
1999-04 4.30
1999-05 4.20
1999-06 4.30
1999-07 4.30
1999-08 4.20
1999-09 4.20
1999-10 4.10
1999-11 4.10
1999-12 4.00
2000-01 4.00
2000-02 4.10
2000-03 4.00
2000-04 3.80
2000-05 4.00
2000-06 4.00
2000-07 4.00
2000-08 4.10
2000-09 4.00
2000-10 3.90
2000-11 3.90
2000-12 3.90
2001-01 4.20 Bush, G.W.
2001-02 4.20
2001-03 4.30
2001-04 4.40
2001-05 4.30
2001-06 4.50 Tax Relief & Reconciliation Act of 2001, dec.
2001-07 4.60
2001-08 4.90
2001-09 5.00 9/11 terrorist attack
2001-10 5.40
2001-11 5.60
2001-12 5.70
2002-01 5.60
2002-02 5.70
2002-03 5.70
2002-04 5.90
2002-05 5.80
2002-06 5.80
2002-07 5.80
2002-08 5.70
2002-09 5.70
2002-10 5.70
2002-11 5.90
2002-12 6.00
2003-01 5.80
2003-02 5.90 Shuttle Columbia Disaster
2003-03 5.80 US enters 2nd Gulf War
2003-04 6.00
2003-05 6.10 Tax Relief & Reconciliation Act of 2003, dec.
2003-06 6.30
2003-07 6.20
2003-08 6.10
2003-09 6.10
2003-10 6.00
2003-11 5.90
2003-12 5.70
2004-01 5.60
2004-02 5.60
2004-03 5.70
2004-04 5.60
2004-05 5.60
2004-06 5.60
2004-07 5.50
2004-08 5.40
2004-09 5.40
2004-10 5.50
2004-11 5.40
2004-12 5.40
2005-01 5.20
2005-02 5.40
2005-03 5.20
2005-04 5.20
2005-05 5.10
2005-06 5.00
2005-07 5.00
2005-08 4.90
2005-09 5.10
2005-10 5.00
2005-11 5.00
2005-12 4.90
2006-01 4.70
2006-02 4.80
2006-03 4.70
2006-04 4.70
2006-05 4.60
2006-06 4.60
2006-07 4.80
2006-08 4.70
2006-09 4.60
2006-10 4.40
2006-11 4.50
2006-12 4.50
2007-01 4.60
2007-02 4.50
2007-03 4.40
2007-04 4.50
2007-05 4.50
2007-06 4.50
2007-07 4.60 Min. Wage = $5.85
2007-08 4.60
2007-09 4.70
2007-10 4.70
2007-11 4.70
2007-12 5.00
2008-01 4.90
2008-02 4.80
2008-03 5.10
2008-04 5.00
2008-05 5.50
2008-06 5.50
2008-07 5.70
2008-08 6.10
2008-09 6.10
2008-10 6.50
2008-11 6.70
2008-12 7.20
2009-01 7.60 Obama

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