Unemployment, September 20264.2%#33 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20253.4%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20252.02M+0.9% on a year earlier
Employed, 20251.95M68,131 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4% | 2,016,325 | 1,948,194 | 68,131 | |
| 2024 | 3.2% | 1,998,552 | 1,934,503 | 64,049 | |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 1,966,532 | 1,904,699 | 61,833 | |
| 2022 | 3.0% | 1,902,103 | 1,844,642 | 57,461 | |
| 2021 | 4.0% | 1,865,738 | 1,791,090 | 74,648 | |
| 2020 | 6.3% | 1,838,309 | 1,722,603 | 115,706 | |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 1,837,388 | 1,779,707 | 57,681 | |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 1,828,707 | 1,768,822 | 59,885 | |
| 2017 | 4.0% | 1,821,114 | 1,747,790 | 73,324 | |
| 2016 | 4.6% | 1,818,341 | 1,734,041 | 84,300 | |
| 2015 | 4.3% | 1,823,310 | 1,745,090 | 78,220 | |
| 2014 | 4.3% | 1,789,664 | 1,711,936 | 77,728 | |
| 2013 | 5.1% | 1,793,532 | 1,701,666 | 91,866 | |
| 2012 | 5.1% | 1,793,402 | 1,702,391 | 91,011 | |
| 2011 | 5.6% | 1,765,766 | 1,667,463 | 98,303 | |
| 2010 | 6.5% | 1,770,824 | 1,656,154 | 114,670 | |
| 2009 | 6.5% | 1,788,782 | 1,672,136 | 116,646 | |
| 2008 | 3.6% | 1,761,547 | 1,698,274 | 63,273 | |
| 2007 | 4.0% | 1,739,154 | 1,670,113 | 69,041 | |
| 2006 | 3.9% | 1,728,310 | 1,661,009 | 67,301 | |
| 2005 | 4.3% | 1,723,091 | 1,648,183 | 74,908 | |
| 2004 | 4.7% | 1,700,250 | 1,620,202 | 80,048 | |
| 2003 | 5.4% | 1,692,689 | 1,601,611 | 91,078 | |
| 2002 | 4.6% | 1,690,915 | 1,612,941 | 77,974 | |
| 2001 | 3.6% | 1,676,009 | 1,615,028 | 60,981 | |
| 2000 | 3.0% | 1,656,134 | 1,606,487 | 49,647 | |
| 1999 | 3.5% | 1,655,701 | 1,597,918 | 57,783 | |
| 1998 | 4.1% | 1,632,740 | 1,566,193 | 66,547 | |
| 1997 | 4.0% | 1,607,427 | 1,543,782 | 63,645 | |
| 1996 | 4.0% | 1,585,506 | 1,521,733 | 63,773 | |
| 1995 | 4.4% | 1,558,942 | 1,489,604 | 69,338 | |
| 1994 | 5.3% | 1,550,430 | 1,467,943 | 82,487 | |
| 1993 | 5.6% | 1,532,413 | 1,445,957 | 86,456 | |
| 1992 | 5.9% | 1,525,458 | 1,435,452 | 90,006 | |
| 1991 | 6.0% | 1,508,909 | 1,418,540 | 90,369 | |
| 1990 | 5.4% | 1,513,406 | 1,431,543 | 81,863 | |
| 1989 | 5.7% | 1,506,168 | 1,419,691 | 86,477 | |
| 1988 | 6.4% | 1,503,278 | 1,407,806 | 95,472 | |
| 1987 | 7.2% | 1,531,631 | 1,421,902 | 109,729 | |
| 1986 | 8.3% | 1,565,366 | 1,435,265 | 130,101 | |
| 1985 | 7.1% | 1,542,913 | 1,432,871 | 110,042 | |
| 1984 | 6.8% | 1,532,195 | 1,428,416 | 103,779 | |
| 1983 | 8.1% | 1,518,823 | 1,395,340 | 123,483 | |
| 1982 | 6.1% | 1,480,319 | 1,389,839 | 90,480 | |
| 1981 | 3.6% | 1,427,611 | 1,376,365 | 51,246 | |
| 1980 | 4.2% | 1,365,398 | 1,308,683 | 56,715 | |
| 1979 | 3.1% | 1,309,688 | 1,269,065 | 40,623 | |
| 1978 | 3.3% | 1,268,668 | 1,226,210 | 42,458 | |
| 1977 | 4.8% | 1,240,130 | 1,181,129 | 59,001 | |
| 1976 | 5.6% | 1,192,532 | 1,125,887 | 66,645 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.