Unemployment, September 20263.4%#16 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20254.6%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20255.95M+0.3% on a year earlier
Employed, 20255.67M276,464 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | 5,950,654 | 5,674,190 | 276,464 | |
| 2024 | 4.4% | 5,930,015 | 5,671,397 | 258,618 | |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 5,840,627 | 5,627,187 | 213,440 | |
| 2022 | 4.0% | 5,765,030 | 5,535,292 | 229,738 | |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 5,738,026 | 5,436,614 | 301,412 | |
| 2020 | 8.2% | 5,732,689 | 5,264,189 | 468,500 | |
| 2019 | 4.1% | 5,871,252 | 5,628,875 | 242,377 | |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 5,813,596 | 5,553,722 | 259,874 | |
| 2017 | 4.9% | 5,816,089 | 5,528,212 | 287,877 | |
| 2016 | 5.0% | 5,771,475 | 5,480,498 | 290,977 | |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 5,725,751 | 5,441,692 | 284,059 | |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 5,725,793 | 5,392,516 | 333,277 | |
| 2013 | 7.4% | 5,711,797 | 5,289,655 | 422,142 | |
| 2012 | 7.4% | 5,717,889 | 5,295,617 | 422,272 | |
| 2011 | 8.8% | 5,771,877 | 5,266,770 | 505,107 | |
| 2010 | 10.0% | 5,849,583 | 5,263,158 | 586,425 | |
| 2009 | 10.2% | 5,904,242 | 5,299,638 | 604,604 | |
| 2008 | 6.6% | 5,995,596 | 5,602,048 | 393,548 | |
| 2007 | 5.6% | 6,009,611 | 5,672,719 | 336,892 | |
| 2006 | 5.4% | 5,953,873 | 5,630,797 | 323,076 | |
| 2005 | 5.9% | 5,875,353 | 5,527,131 | 348,222 | |
| 2004 | 6.2% | 5,849,311 | 5,484,505 | 364,806 | |
| 2003 | 6.2% | 5,864,605 | 5,498,838 | 365,767 | |
| 2002 | 5.8% | 5,830,502 | 5,491,474 | 339,028 | |
| 2001 | 4.4% | 5,823,835 | 5,566,400 | 257,435 | |
| 2000 | 4.1% | 5,779,403 | 5,544,653 | 234,750 | |
| 1999 | 4.3% | 5,756,873 | 5,508,523 | 248,350 | |
| 1998 | 4.3% | 5,715,648 | 5,467,616 | 248,032 | |
| 1997 | 4.6% | 5,720,779 | 5,455,538 | 265,241 | |
| 1996 | 5.0% | 5,663,419 | 5,380,204 | 283,215 | |
| 1995 | 4.9% | 5,606,776 | 5,333,991 | 272,785 | |
| 1994 | 5.6% | 5,566,029 | 5,252,554 | 313,475 | |
| 1993 | 6.7% | 5,508,456 | 5,141,326 | 367,130 | |
| 1992 | 7.4% | 5,497,271 | 5,090,371 | 406,900 | |
| 1991 | 6.6% | 5,421,022 | 5,065,101 | 355,921 | |
| 1990 | 5.7% | 5,395,712 | 5,086,720 | 308,992 | |
| 1989 | 5.6% | 5,348,837 | 5,051,741 | 297,096 | |
| 1988 | 6.0% | 5,265,738 | 4,947,271 | 318,467 | |
| 1987 | 7.1% | 5,212,231 | 4,842,576 | 369,655 | |
| 1986 | 8.3% | 5,177,850 | 4,748,123 | 429,727 | |
| 1985 | 8.9% | 5,104,307 | 4,648,377 | 455,930 | |
| 1984 | 9.4% | 5,073,997 | 4,596,434 | 477,563 | |
| 1983 | 12.3% | 5,081,641 | 4,458,134 | 623,507 | |
| 1982 | 12.7% | 5,113,747 | 4,462,876 | 650,871 | |
| 1981 | 9.5% | 5,098,336 | 4,614,373 | 483,963 | |
| 1980 | 8.4% | 5,076,095 | 4,648,020 | 428,075 | |
| 1979 | 5.9% | 5,059,133 | 4,761,466 | 297,667 | |
| 1978 | 5.5% | 4,953,805 | 4,681,184 | 272,621 | |
| 1977 | 6.5% | 4,831,332 | 4,518,935 | 312,397 | |
| 1976 | 7.7% | 4,751,112 | 4,383,254 | 367,858 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.