Figure 6. Percentage of the unemployed who found employment, remained unemployed, or left the labor force, 3-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, April 1990–December 2015
| Month and year |
Found employment |
Left the labor force |
Remained unemployed |
|
April 1990
|
29.6 |
21.1 |
49.3 |
|
May 1990
|
28.4 |
20.8 |
50.7 |
|
June 1990
|
28.2 |
20.4 |
51.4 |
|
July 1990
|
28.3 |
20.4 |
51.3 |
|
August 1990
|
28.2 |
20.4 |
51.4 |
|
September 1990
|
26.7 |
19.9 |
53.4 |
|
October 1990
|
26.7 |
19.3 |
54.0 |
|
November 1990
|
26.2 |
19.3 |
54.5 |
|
December 1990
|
26.4 |
19.3 |
54.3 |
|
January 1991
|
25.7 |
19.6 |
54.7 |
|
February 1991
|
25.4 |
19.4 |
55.1 |
|
March 1991
|
25.4 |
19.1 |
55.5 |
|
April 1991
|
26.0 |
18.2 |
55.7 |
|
May 1991
|
25.3 |
18.3 |
56.4 |
|
June 1991
|
25.3 |
18.3 |
56.4 |
|
July 1991
|
24.1 |
18.9 |
57.0 |
|
August 1991
|
24.6 |
18.8 |
56.6 |
|
September 1991
|
24.9 |
18.7 |
56.4 |
|
October 1991
|
25.0 |
18.8 |
56.2 |
|
November 1991
|
24.7 |
18.5 |
56.8 |
|
December 1991
|
23.3 |
18.7 |
58.0 |
|
January 1992
|
24.0 |
18.1 |
57.8 |
|
February 1992
|
23.4 |
17.6 |
59.0 |
|
March 1992
|
23.6 |
17.1 |
59.3 |
|
April 1992
|
22.5 |
17.4 |
60.1 |
|
May 1992
|
22.8 |
17.6 |
59.6 |
|
June 1992
|
22.9 |
17.5 |
59.6 |
|
July 1992
|
22.9 |
17.5 |
59.6 |
|
August 1992
|
22.6 |
17.5 |
59.8 |
|
September 1992
|
22.7 |
18.1 |
59.2 |
|
October 1992
|
22.8 |
18.5 |
58.8 |
|
November 1992
|
23.3 |
18.4 |
58.3 |
|
December 1992
|
23.5 |
18.5 |
57.9 |
|
January 1993
|
23.4 |
18.1 |
58.4 |
|
February 1993
|
23.0 |
19.0 |
58.0 |
|
March 1993
|
23.0 |
19.0 |
58.0 |
|
April 1993
|
23.3 |
19.0 |
57.7 |
|
May 1993
|
23.9 |
18.0 |
58.1 |
|
June 1993
|
23.7 |
17.4 |
58.9 |
|
July 1993
|
24.0 |
17.7 |
58.3 |
|
August 1993
|
23.8 |
18.4 |
57.8 |
|
September 1993
|
23.8 |
19.1 |
57.1 |
|
October 1993
|
23.7 |
19.1 |
57.3 |
|
November 1993
|
24.0 |
19.2 |
56.8 |
|
December 1993
|
25.0 |
19.2 |
55.8 |
|
January 1994
|
25.4 |
19.5 |
55.0 |
|
February 1994
|
25.7 |
20.0 |
54.3 |
|
March 1994
|
25.6 |
20.8 |
53.5 |
|
April 1994
|
25.7 |
21.8 |
52.5 |
|
May 1994
|
26.2 |
22.5 |
51.3 |
|
June 1994
|
26.2 |
23.3 |
50.4 |
|
July 1994
|
26.6 |
23.5 |
49.8 |
|
August 1994
|
26.9 |
23.4 |
49.7 |
|
September 1994
|
27.4 |
22.6 |
50.0 |
|
October 1994
|
27.1 |
22.3 |
50.6 |
|
November 1994
|
27.0 |
22.8 |
50.2 |
|
December 1994
|
28.0 |
23.1 |
48.9 |
|
January 1995
|
28.8 |
23.4 |
47.7 |
|
February 1995
|
29.0 |
23.1 |
47.8 |
|
March 1995
|
28.4 |
22.7 |
48.9 |
|
April 1995
|
28.3 |
22.1 |
49.6 |
|
May 1995
|
27.7 |
22.5 |
49.8 |
|
June 1995
|
27.5 |
22.8 |
49.7 |
|
July 1995
|
27.4 |
23.1 |
49.5 |
|
August 1995
|
28.2 |
22.6 |
49.2 |
|
September 1995
|
28.1 |
22.9 |
49.0 |
|
October 1995
|
28.5 |
23.5 |
48.0 |
|
November 1995
|
27.8 |
23.7 |
48.5 |
|
December 1995
|
27.1 |
23.5 |
49.4 |
|
January 1996
|
26.6 |
23.0 |
50.4 |
|
February 1996
|
26.8 |
23.1 |
50.1 |
|
March 1996
|
27.4 |
23.1 |
49.5 |
|
April 1996
|
27.3 |
23.0 |
49.7 |
|
May 1996
|
27.1 |
23.1 |
49.8 |
|
June 1996
|
27.1 |
23.6 |
49.3 |
|
July 1996
|
27.5 |
23.7 |
48.8 |
|
August 1996
|
28.2 |
23.4 |
48.4 |
|
September 1996
|
28.6 |
23.0 |
48.3 |
|
October 1996
|
28.9 |
22.5 |
48.5 |
|
November 1996
|
28.5 |
22.6 |
48.9 |
|
December 1996
|
27.8 |
22.0 |
50.1 |
|
January 1997
|
28.2 |
22.6 |
49.2 |
|
February 1997
|
28.6 |
22.4 |
49.0 |
|
March 1997
|
29.4 |
22.4 |
48.2 |
|
April 1997
|
28.7 |
22.7 |
48.6 |
|
May 1997
|
29.0 |
22.9 |
48.1 |
|
June 1997
|
29.3 |
23.3 |
47.4 |
|
July 1997
|
30.2 |
23.0 |
46.8 |
|
August 1997
|
29.3 |
23.6 |
47.0 |
|
September 1997
|
28.6 |
23.7 |
47.7 |
|
October 1997
|
28.1 |
24.1 |
47.8 |
|
November 1997
|
28.9 |
23.5 |
47.6 |
|
December 1997
|
30.1 |
23.6 |
46.3 |
|
January 1998
|
30.1 |
23.6 |
46.3 |
|
February 1998
|
30.5 |
24.2 |
45.2 |
|
March 1998
|
29.9 |
24.8 |
45.3 |
|
April 1998
|
30.8 |
25.0 |
44.1 |
|
May 1998
|
30.5 |
24.6 |
44.8 |
|
June 1998
|
31.0 |
23.6 |
45.4 |
|
July 1998
|
30.4 |
23.3 |
46.3 |
|
August 1998
|
30.9 |
23.0 |
46.1 |
|
September 1998
|
30.9 |
23.5 |
45.6 |
|
October 1998
|
31.0 |
23.6 |
45.4 |
|
November 1998
|
30.9 |
24.3 |
44.8 |
|
December 1998
|
30.7 |
25.1 |
44.2 |
|
January 1999
|
30.9 |
25.3 |
43.8 |
|
February 1999
|
31.0 |
24.9 |
44.0 |
|
March 1999
|
31.9 |
24.3 |
43.8 |
|
April 1999
|
31.2 |
24.3 |
44.4 |
|
May 1999
|
31.1 |
24.8 |
44.1 |
|
June 1999
|
30.4 |
24.4 |
45.2 |
|
July 1999
|
31.2 |
23.7 |
45.1 |
|
August 1999
|
31.6 |
23.0 |
45.4 |
|
September 1999
|
31.8 |
22.8 |
45.4 |
|
October 1999
|
31.7 |
23.4 |
44.8 |
|
November 1999
|
32.5 |
23.7 |
43.8 |
|
December 1999
|
33.1 |
24.5 |
42.4 |
|
January 2000
|
34.7 |
23.7 |
41.6 |
|
February 2000
|
33.6 |
23.7 |
42.7 |
|
March 2000
|
33.0 |
23.8 |
43.2 |
|
April 2000
|
32.5 |
24.5 |
43.0 |
|
May 2000
|
32.2 |
24.8 |
43.0 |
|
June 2000
|
32.1 |
25.1 |
42.7 |
|
July 2000
|
32.0 |
24.6 |
43.4 |
|
August 2000
|
32.5 |
24.5 |
43.0 |
|
September 2000
|
32.4 |
24.4 |
43.2 |
|
October 2000
|
32.5 |
24.3 |
43.2 |
|
November 2000
|
32.1 |
23.6 |
44.2 |
|
December 2000
|
31.5 |
22.7 |
45.8 |
|
January 2001
|
30.9 |
22.6 |
46.5 |
|
February 2001
|
30.7 |
23.1 |
46.2 |
|
March 2001
|
31.0 |
23.5 |
45.4 |
|
April 2001
|
30.6 |
24.4 |
45.0 |
|
May 2001
|
31.3 |
24.2 |
44.5 |
|
June 2001
|
31.1 |
23.8 |
45.0 |
|
July 2001
|
31.1 |
22.9 |
45.9 |
|
August 2001
|
30.0 |
22.5 |
47.5 |
|
September 2001
|
29.4 |
22.2 |
48.4 |
|
October 2001
|
28.4 |
22.0 |
49.6 |
|
November 2001
|
27.9 |
21.6 |
50.5 |
|
December 2001
|
27.0 |
21.3 |
51.7 |
|
January 2002
|
26.5 |
21.3 |
52.2 |
|
February 2002
|
26.8 |
20.8 |
52.4 |
|
March 2002
|
26.9 |
20.5 |
52.5 |
|
April 2002
|
26.8 |
19.9 |
53.3 |
|
May 2002
|
25.5 |
20.4 |
54.1 |
|
June 2002
|
24.6 |
20.8 |
54.7 |
|
July 2002
|
24.2 |
22.0 |
53.8 |
|
August 2002
|
24.6 |
21.7 |
53.6 |
|
September 2002
|
25.4 |
21.5 |
53.0 |
|
October 2002
|
25.7 |
20.9 |
53.4 |
|
November 2002
|
24.8 |
21.4 |
53.8 |
|
December 2002
|
23.8 |
21.4 |
54.7 |
|
January 2003
|
24.0 |
21.9 |
54.1 |
|
February 2003
|
23.8 |
21.7 |
54.5 |
|
March 2003
|
23.8 |
22.5 |
53.7 |
|
April 2003
|
23.5 |
21.7 |
54.7 |
|
May 2003
|
23.5 |
21.8 |
54.6 |
|
June 2003
|
23.7 |
20.9 |
55.4 |
|
July 2003
|
23.2 |
21.2 |
55.6 |
|
August 2003
|
23.4 |
21.5 |
55.1 |
|
September 2003
|
23.2 |
21.8 |
54.9 |
|
October 2003
|
23.3 |
22.1 |
54.6 |
|
November 2003
|
23.5 |
21.7 |
54.8 |
|
December 2003
|
24.5 |
21.9 |
53.6 |
|
January 2004
|
25.1 |
21.1 |
53.8 |
|
February 2004
|
24.9 |
21.8 |
53.2 |
|
March 2004
|
24.0 |
22.0 |
53.9 |
|
April 2004
|
24.2 |
22.8 |
53.0 |
|
May 2004
|
24.8 |
22.2 |
53.0 |
|
June 2004
|
25.2 |
21.9 |
52.9 |
|
July 2004
|
25.4 |
21.9 |
52.6 |
|
August 2004
|
25.1 |
22.8 |
52.1 |
|
September 2004
|
25.7 |
23.4 |
50.9 |
|
October 2004
|
26.1 |
23.3 |
50.7 |
|
November 2004
|
26.8 |
22.5 |
50.6 |
|
December 2004
|
26.6 |
22.2 |
51.1 |
|
January 2005
|
26.2 |
22.2 |
51.6 |
|
February 2005
|
26.1 |
21.9 |
52.0 |
|
March 2005
|
26.0 |
22.1 |
51.9 |
|
April 2005
|
26.3 |
22.2 |
51.5 |
|
May 2005
|
26.1 |
22.9 |
51.0 |
|
June 2005
|
26.1 |
23.0 |
50.8 |
|
July 2005
|
25.8 |
23.7 |
50.5 |
|
August 2005
|
26.8 |
23.7 |
49.5 |
|
September 2005
|
26.6 |
23.9 |
49.6 |
|
October 2005
|
26.6 |
23.8 |
49.6 |
|
November 2005
|
26.2 |
23.8 |
50.0 |
|
December 2005
|
26.5 |
24.5 |
49.0 |
|
January 2006
|
27.1 |
24.7 |
48.1 |
|
February 2006
|
26.6 |
25.0 |
48.4 |
|
March 2006
|
27.0 |
24.2 |
48.7 |
|
April 2006
|
27.0 |
24.2 |
48.8 |
|
May 2006
|
27.7 |
24.4 |
47.8 |
|
June 2006
|
28.3 |
24.6 |
47.0 |
|
July 2006
|
28.6 |
24.6 |
46.8 |
|
August 2006
|
28.9 |
24.5 |
46.6 |
|
September 2006
|
29.0 |
24.1 |
46.8 |
|
October 2006
|
28.6 |
24.4 |
46.9 |
|
November 2006
|
28.5 |
23.8 |
47.7 |
|
December 2006
|
28.8 |
23.6 |
47.6 |
|
January 2007
|
29.2 |
22.7 |
48.0 |
|
February 2007
|
29.6 |
23.5 |
46.8 |
|
March 2007
|
29.6 |
23.6 |
46.8 |
|
April 2007
|
29.2 |
23.5 |
47.3 |
|
May 2007
|
28.9 |
22.9 |
48.2 |
|
June 2007
|
27.4 |
22.9 |
49.6 |
|
July 2007
|
27.4 |
23.0 |
49.6 |
|
August 2007
|
26.9 |
22.8 |
50.2 |
|
September 2007
|
27.3 |
22.6 |
50.1 |
|
October 2007
|
27.1 |
22.6 |
50.3 |
|
November 2007
|
26.9 |
23.0 |
50.1 |
|
December 2007
|
26.9 |
22.3 |
50.8 |
|
January 2008
|
26.9 |
21.5 |
51.5 |
|
February 2008
|
26.4 |
21.9 |
51.6 |
|
March 2008
|
26.3 |
22.6 |
51.0 |
|
April 2008
|
26.4 |
23.9 |
49.7 |
|
May 2008
|
26.2 |
23.0 |
50.8 |
|
June 2008
|
25.3 |
22.6 |
52.1 |
|
July 2008
|
24.3 |
21.2 |
54.5 |
|
August 2008
|
23.8 |
21.1 |
55.1 |
|
September 2008
|
23.9 |
21.3 |
54.8 |
|
October 2008
|
23.4 |
21.6 |
55.0 |
|
November 2008
|
22.5 |
21.3 |
56.2 |
|
December 2008
|
21.0 |
21.0 |
58.0 |
|
January 2009
|
20.1 |
20.6 |
59.2 |
|
February 2009
|
19.5 |
20.0 |
60.4 |
|
March 2009
|
18.6 |
19.4 |
61.9 |
|
April 2009
|
18.2 |
18.8 |
62.9 |
|
May 2009
|
17.3 |
18.7 |
64.0 |
|
June 2009
|
17.6 |
18.2 |
64.2 |
|
July 2009
|
17.3 |
18.4 |
64.3 |
|
August 2009
|
17.3 |
18.7 |
63.9 |
|
September 2009
|
17.1 |
18.8 |
64.0 |
|
October 2009
|
16.4 |
18.7 |
64.9 |
|
November 2009
|
16.6 |
18.2 |
65.2 |
|
December 2009
|
15.9 |
18.6 |
65.4 |
|
January 2010
|
16.3 |
18.7 |
64.9 |
|
February 2010
|
16.2 |
18.9 |
64.9 |
|
March 2010
|
16.8 |
18.7 |
64.4 |
|
April 2010
|
17.3 |
18.5 |
64.2 |
|
May 2010
|
17.6 |
18.9 |
63.5 |
|
June 2010
|
17.2 |
19.5 |
63.3 |
|
July 2010
|
16.9 |
20.0 |
63.0 |
|
August 2010
|
16.7 |
20.0 |
63.2 |
|
September 2010
|
16.8 |
19.9 |
63.3 |
|
October 2010
|
16.6 |
19.9 |
63.5 |
|
November 2010
|
16.6 |
19.7 |
63.7 |
|
December 2010
|
17.0 |
19.9 |
63.0 |
|
January 2011
|
16.9 |
20.3 |
62.4 |
|
February 2011
|
16.7 |
20.8 |
62.1 |
|
March 2011
|
16.7 |
20.6 |
62.4 |
|
April 2011
|
16.7 |
20.5 |
62.8 |
|
May 2011
|
16.8 |
20.4 |
62.8 |
|
June 2011
|
16.9 |
20.5 |
62.6 |
|
July 2011
|
17.1 |
20.6 |
62.3 |
|
August 2011
|
17.2 |
20.4 |
62.4 |
|
September 2011
|
17.2 |
20.8 |
62.0 |
|
October 2011
|
17.5 |
20.2 |
62.3 |
|
November 2011
|
17.9 |
20.3 |
61.8 |
|
December 2011
|
18.3 |
19.9 |
61.8 |
|
January 2012
|
18.5 |
20.7 |
60.8 |
|
February 2012
|
18.4 |
21.0 |
60.6 |
|
March 2012
|
18.3 |
21.3 |
60.4 |
|
April 2012
|
18.1 |
21.1 |
60.8 |
|
May 2012
|
18.0 |
21.2 |
60.8 |
|
June 2012
|
17.8 |
21.2 |
61.0 |
|
July 2012
|
17.8 |
21.2 |
60.9 |
|
August 2012
|
17.8 |
21.6 |
60.5 |
|
September 2012
|
18.2 |
22.1 |
59.6 |
|
October 2012
|
18.7 |
22.6 |
58.7 |
|
November 2012
|
18.9 |
22.8 |
58.4 |
|
December 2012
|
18.5 |
22.7 |
58.8 |
|
January 2013
|
18.1 |
22.1 |
59.7 |
|
February 2013
|
18.3 |
21.8 |
59.8 |
|
March 2013
|
18.4 |
21.9 |
59.7 |
|
April 2013
|
18.5 |
21.9 |
59.6 |
|
May 2013
|
18.7 |
21.5 |
59.8 |
|
June 2013
|
19.3 |
21.0 |
59.8 |
|
July 2013
|
19.7 |
21.4 |
58.9 |
|
August 2013
|
19.6 |
21.9 |
58.4 |
|
September 2013
|
19.3 |
22.2 |
58.5 |
|
October 2013
|
18.7 |
22.9 |
58.5 |
|
November 2013
|
18.8 |
22.4 |
58.8 |
|
December 2013
|
19.3 |
23.0 |
57.7 |
|
January 2014
|
20.3 |
22.8 |
56.9 |
|
February 2014
|
21.1 |
22.6 |
56.3 |
|
March 2014
|
21.7 |
22.0 |
56.2 |
|
April 2014
|
21.8 |
22.3 |
55.8 |
|
May 2014
|
21.5 |
23.3 |
55.2 |
|
June 2014
|
21.5 |
24.0 |
54.5 |
|
July 2014
|
21.4 |
23.6 |
55.0 |
|
August 2014
|
21.8 |
23.5 |
54.7 |
|
September 2014
|
22.0 |
23.2 |
54.8 |
|
October 2014
|
23.0 |
23.3 |
53.7 |
|
November 2014
|
23.2 |
23.6 |
53.2 |
|
December 2014
|
23.4 |
24.3 |
52.3 |
|
January 2015
|
22.7 |
24.3 |
53.0 |
|
February 2015
|
22.7 |
24.6 |
52.7 |
|
March 2015
|
22.6 |
24.8 |
52.6 |
|
April 2015
|
23.1 |
25.2 |
51.6 |
|
May 2015
|
23.4 |
24.6 |
52.0 |
|
June 2015
|
23.8 |
24.4 |
51.8 |
|
July 2015
|
23.4 |
24.6 |
52.0 |
|
August 2015
|
24.0 |
24.9 |
51.1 |
|
September 2015
|
24.1 |
25.0 |
50.9 |
|
October 2015
|
24.8 |
24.6 |
50.6 |
|
November 2015
|
24.9 |
24.0 |
51.1 |
|
December 2015
|
25.3 |
23.4 |
51.3 |