Unemployment, September 20263.5%#19 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20253.6%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20251.84M+0.8% on a year earlier
Employed, 20251.78M65,385 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6% | 1,840,394 | 1,775,009 | 65,385 | |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 1,826,314 | 1,766,489 | 59,825 | |
| 2023 | 2.7% | 1,797,645 | 1,748,673 | 48,972 | |
| 2022 | 2.4% | 1,745,626 | 1,703,871 | 41,755 | |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 1,687,973 | 1,641,440 | 46,533 | |
| 2020 | 4.8% | 1,645,612 | 1,566,150 | 79,462 | |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 1,619,173 | 1,578,069 | 41,104 | |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 1,584,156 | 1,537,987 | 46,169 | |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 1,555,127 | 1,506,273 | 48,854 | |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 1,508,813 | 1,458,487 | 50,326 | |
| 2015 | 3.5% | 1,461,433 | 1,409,952 | 51,481 | |
| 2014 | 3.6% | 1,422,521 | 1,371,121 | 51,400 | |
| 2013 | 4.2% | 1,390,869 | 1,332,540 | 58,329 | |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 1,353,995 | 1,289,496 | 64,499 | |
| 2011 | 7.2% | 1,347,315 | 1,250,230 | 97,085 | |
| 2010 | 8.3% | 1,348,500 | 1,237,065 | 111,435 | |
| 2009 | 7.6% | 1,359,159 | 1,255,748 | 103,411 | |
| 2008 | 3.3% | 1,354,743 | 1,309,543 | 45,200 | |
| 2007 | 2.6% | 1,347,530 | 1,312,979 | 34,551 | |
| 2006 | 2.8% | 1,309,134 | 1,271,905 | 37,229 | |
| 2005 | 4.0% | 1,262,462 | 1,211,339 | 51,123 | |
| 2004 | 5.0% | 1,219,188 | 1,158,207 | 60,981 | |
| 2003 | 5.6% | 1,189,047 | 1,123,019 | 66,028 | |
| 2002 | 5.7% | 1,173,582 | 1,107,013 | 66,569 | |
| 2001 | 4.4% | 1,158,375 | 1,107,610 | 50,765 | |
| 2000 | 3.3% | 1,138,756 | 1,100,798 | 37,958 | |
| 1999 | 3.5% | 1,121,480 | 1,082,172 | 39,308 | |
| 1998 | 3.6% | 1,100,666 | 1,061,372 | 39,294 | |
| 1997 | 3.2% | 1,068,000 | 1,034,280 | 33,720 | |
| 1996 | 3.4% | 1,041,155 | 1,005,984 | 35,171 | |
| 1995 | 3.4% | 1,018,927 | 983,802 | 35,125 | |
| 1994 | 3.7% | 993,437 | 956,305 | 37,132 | |
| 1993 | 4.0% | 935,163 | 897,342 | 37,821 | |
| 1992 | 4.9% | 882,393 | 839,411 | 42,982 | |
| 1991 | 4.7% | 847,983 | 807,758 | 40,225 | |
| 1990 | 4.4% | 821,483 | 785,704 | 35,779 | |
| 1989 | 4.6% | 798,691 | 761,911 | 36,780 | |
| 1988 | 4.9% | 772,179 | 734,062 | 38,117 | |
| 1987 | 6.2% | 766,963 | 719,187 | 47,776 | |
| 1986 | 6.1% | 760,559 | 713,850 | 46,709 | |
| 1985 | 6.1% | 739,444 | 694,659 | 44,785 | |
| 1984 | 6.6% | 714,152 | 667,270 | 46,882 | |
| 1983 | 9.0% | 695,881 | 633,212 | 62,669 | |
| 1982 | 8.1% | 674,629 | 619,916 | 54,713 | |
| 1981 | 6.7% | 650,351 | 607,031 | 43,320 | |
| 1980 | 6.3% | 632,561 | 592,884 | 39,677 | |
| 1979 | 4.4% | 605,874 | 579,295 | 26,579 | |
| 1978 | 3.9% | 568,456 | 546,449 | 22,007 | |
| 1977 | 5.2% | 546,697 | 518,236 | 28,461 | |
| 1976 | 5.6% | 524,995 | 495,591 | 29,404 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.