Unemployment, September 20264.7%#43 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20255.3%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20251.67M+1.8% on a year earlier
Employed, 20251.58M88,231 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3% | 1,670,593 | 1,582,362 | 88,231 | |
| 2024 | 5.4% | 1,640,898 | 1,552,386 | 88,512 | |
| 2023 | 5.1% | 1,608,412 | 1,525,854 | 82,558 | |
| 2022 | 5.2% | 1,558,985 | 1,477,448 | 81,537 | |
| 2021 | 6.8% | 1,499,511 | 1,396,988 | 102,523 | |
| 2020 | 13.5% | 1,507,483 | 1,304,122 | 203,361 | |
| 2019 | 4.1% | 1,547,099 | 1,483,168 | 63,931 | |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 1,496,216 | 1,430,324 | 65,892 | |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 1,446,628 | 1,374,082 | 72,546 | |
| 2016 | 5.8% | 1,409,874 | 1,327,915 | 81,959 | |
| 2015 | 6.9% | 1,394,840 | 1,298,710 | 96,130 | |
| 2014 | 8.2% | 1,378,952 | 1,265,997 | 112,955 | |
| 2013 | 10.0% | 1,369,820 | 1,233,168 | 136,652 | |
| 2012 | 11.5% | 1,366,169 | 1,208,913 | 157,256 | |
| 2011 | 13.0% | 1,359,376 | 1,182,933 | 176,443 | |
| 2010 | 13.3% | 1,364,267 | 1,183,268 | 180,999 | |
| 2009 | 11.1% | 1,386,252 | 1,232,890 | 153,362 | |
| 2008 | 6.9% | 1,406,367 | 1,309,453 | 96,914 | |
| 2007 | 4.8% | 1,376,294 | 1,310,637 | 65,657 | |
| 2006 | 4.1% | 1,315,823 | 1,261,222 | 54,601 | |
| 2005 | 4.2% | 1,245,381 | 1,192,952 | 52,429 | |
| 2004 | 4.4% | 1,191,518 | 1,138,583 | 52,935 | |
| 2003 | 5.2% | 1,159,191 | 1,098,742 | 60,449 | |
| 2002 | 5.6% | 1,139,930 | 1,075,809 | 64,121 | |
| 2001 | 5.1% | 1,116,298 | 1,059,075 | 57,223 | |
| 2000 | 4.2% | 1,069,741 | 1,025,338 | 44,403 | |
| 1999 | 4.1% | 1,022,389 | 980,904 | 41,485 | |
| 1998 | 4.2% | 981,007 | 940,016 | 40,991 | |
| 1997 | 4.4% | 936,160 | 894,958 | 41,202 | |
| 1996 | 5.1% | 891,235 | 845,771 | 45,464 | |
| 1995 | 5.6% | 847,732 | 800,578 | 47,154 | |
| 1994 | 6.3% | 811,157 | 760,455 | 50,702 | |
| 1993 | 6.9% | 765,546 | 712,981 | 52,565 | |
| 1992 | 6.8% | 727,055 | 677,784 | 49,271 | |
| 1991 | 5.8% | 698,885 | 658,183 | 40,702 | |
| 1990 | 4.8% | 669,205 | 637,089 | 32,116 | |
| 1989 | 4.7% | 643,529 | 613,357 | 30,172 | |
| 1988 | 5.2% | 616,563 | 584,471 | 32,092 | |
| 1987 | 6.2% | 586,830 | 550,449 | 36,381 | |
| 1986 | 6.3% | 557,532 | 522,329 | 35,203 | |
| 1985 | 7.5% | 536,846 | 496,391 | 40,455 | |
| 1984 | 7.7% | 516,516 | 476,814 | 39,702 | |
| 1983 | 9.8% | 499,145 | 450,225 | 48,920 | |
| 1982 | 10.0% | 490,769 | 441,910 | 48,859 | |
| 1981 | 7.3% | 466,537 | 432,301 | 34,236 | |
| 1980 | 6.3% | 432,812 | 405,362 | 27,450 | |
| 1979 | 4.9% | 402,062 | 382,264 | 19,798 | |
| 1978 | 4.4% | 373,273 | 356,739 | 16,534 | |
| 1977 | 6.8% | 350,765 | 326,882 | 23,883 | |
| 1976 | 8.8% | 327,990 | 299,003 | 28,987 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.