UNEMPLOYMENT RATE



Unemployment Rate, Civilian Labor Force, 16 and older, Seasonally Adjusted



1948   3.8%       

1949   6.1        

1950   5.2       

1951   3.3       

1952   3.0        

1953   2.9       

1954   5.6       

1955   4.4       

1956   4.1       

1957   4.3        

1958   6.9       

1959   5.5  

1960   5.5

1961   6.7      

1962   5.6       

1963   5.6        

1964   5.2          

1965   4.5

1966   3.8        

1967   3.8       

1968   3.5        

1969   3.5

1970   5.0

1971   6.0

1972   5.6

1973   4.9

1974   5.6

1975   8.5

1976   7.7 

1977   7.1 

1978   6.1 

1979   5.9 

1980   7.2 

1981   7.6 

1982   9.7 

1983   9.6

1984   7.5 

1985   7.2 

1986   7.0 

1987   6.2 

1988   5.5 

1989   5.3 

1990   5.5 

1991   6.7 

1992   7.4

1993   6.9

1994   6.1

1995   5.6



U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series ID : lfs21000000

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