Unemployment, September 20263.2%#9 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20253.5%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20251.74M+1.7% on a year earlier
Employed, 20251.68M61,311 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 1,737,690 | 1,676,379 | 61,311 | |
| 2024 | 3.2% | 1,709,319 | 1,655,382 | 53,937 | |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 1,708,074 | 1,657,354 | 50,720 | |
| 2022 | 2.9% | 1,700,318 | 1,651,348 | 48,970 | |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 1,675,576 | 1,610,127 | 65,449 | |
| 2020 | 5.2% | 1,664,714 | 1,578,414 | 86,300 | |
| 2019 | 2.7% | 1,735,436 | 1,689,018 | 46,418 | |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 1,706,085 | 1,662,044 | 44,041 | |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 1,691,506 | 1,639,273 | 52,233 | |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 1,708,344 | 1,646,841 | 61,503 | |
| 2015 | 3.7% | 1,704,563 | 1,641,119 | 63,444 | |
| 2014 | 4.3% | 1,702,385 | 1,629,717 | 72,668 | |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 1,679,010 | 1,599,585 | 79,425 | |
| 2012 | 5.0% | 1,661,436 | 1,578,155 | 83,281 | |
| 2011 | 5.6% | 1,671,059 | 1,577,432 | 93,627 | |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 1,676,874 | 1,574,856 | 102,018 | |
| 2009 | 6.5% | 1,686,943 | 1,577,433 | 109,510 | |
| 2008 | 4.1% | 1,689,415 | 1,619,952 | 69,463 | |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 1,669,120 | 1,607,120 | 62,000 | |
| 2006 | 3.7% | 1,661,624 | 1,600,648 | 60,976 | |
| 2005 | 4.3% | 1,633,163 | 1,562,784 | 70,379 | |
| 2004 | 4.5% | 1,610,772 | 1,538,230 | 72,542 | |
| 2003 | 4.5% | 1,611,592 | 1,539,693 | 71,899 | |
| 2002 | 4.0% | 1,631,982 | 1,566,561 | 65,421 | |
| 2001 | 3.3% | 1,613,228 | 1,559,254 | 53,974 | |
| 2000 | 2.7% | 1,596,335 | 1,553,689 | 42,646 | |
| 1999 | 2.7% | 1,594,486 | 1,552,048 | 42,438 | |
| 1998 | 2.9% | 1,595,150 | 1,549,685 | 45,465 | |
| 1997 | 3.1% | 1,601,492 | 1,551,049 | 50,443 | |
| 1996 | 3.6% | 1,610,399 | 1,552,587 | 57,812 | |
| 1995 | 3.5% | 1,588,165 | 1,532,397 | 55,768 | |
| 1994 | 3.6% | 1,569,356 | 1,512,658 | 56,698 | |
| 1993 | 4.1% | 1,547,628 | 1,483,726 | 63,902 | |
| 1992 | 4.5% | 1,514,680 | 1,446,656 | 68,024 | |
| 1991 | 4.7% | 1,480,458 | 1,411,258 | 69,200 | |
| 1990 | 4.4% | 1,456,385 | 1,392,149 | 64,236 | |
| 1989 | 4.4% | 1,454,106 | 1,390,830 | 63,276 | |
| 1988 | 4.7% | 1,443,343 | 1,376,016 | 67,327 | |
| 1987 | 5.6% | 1,421,528 | 1,341,559 | 79,969 | |
| 1986 | 6.8% | 1,408,813 | 1,313,190 | 95,623 | |
| 1985 | 7.4% | 1,395,586 | 1,292,047 | 103,539 | |
| 1984 | 6.9% | 1,397,265 | 1,300,539 | 96,726 | |
| 1983 | 8.2% | 1,399,057 | 1,284,822 | 114,235 | |
| 1982 | 8.4% | 1,403,735 | 1,285,764 | 117,971 | |
| 1981 | 6.5% | 1,420,794 | 1,328,687 | 92,107 | |
| 1980 | 5.9% | 1,426,731 | 1,342,010 | 84,721 | |
| 1979 | 4.2% | 1,422,631 | 1,363,266 | 59,365 | |
| 1978 | 3.9% | 1,415,797 | 1,360,723 | 55,074 | |
| 1977 | 4.0% | 1,385,948 | 1,330,065 | 55,883 | |
| 1976 | 4.2% | 1,338,535 | 1,282,842 | 55,693 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.