| Quarter | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|
|
Q1 1968 |
3.7 |
|
Q2 1968 |
3.5 |
|
Q3 1968 |
3.5 |
|
Q4 1968 |
3.4 |
|
Q1 1969 |
3.4 |
|
Q2 1969 |
3.4 |
|
Q3 1969 |
3.6 |
|
Q4 1969 |
3.6 |
|
Q1 1970 |
4.2 |
|
Q2 1970 |
4.8 |
|
Q3 1970 |
5.2 |
|
Q4 1970 |
5.8 |
|
Q1 1971 |
5.9 |
|
Q2 1971 |
5.9 |
|
Q3 1971 |
6.0 |
|
Q4 1971 |
6.0 |
|
Q1 1972 |
5.8 |
|
Q2 1972 |
5.7 |
|
Q3 1972 |
5.6 |
|
Q4 1972 |
5.3 |
|
Q1 1973 |
5.0 |
|
Q2 1973 |
4.9 |
|
Q3 1973 |
4.8 |
|
Q4 1973 |
4.8 |
|
Q1 1974 |
5.1 |
|
Q2 1974 |
5.2 |
|
Q3 1974 |
5.6 |
|
Q4 1974 |
6.6 |
|
Q1 1975 |
8.2 |
|
Q2 1975 |
8.9 |
|
Q3 1975 |
8.5 |
|
Q4 1975 |
8.3 |
|
Q1 1976 |
7.7 |
|
Q2 1976 |
7.6 |
|
Q3 1976 |
7.7 |
|
Q4 1976 |
7.8 |
|
Q1 1977 |
7.5 |
|
Q2 1977 |
7.1 |
|
Q3 1977 |
6.9 |
|
Q4 1977 |
6.6 |
|
Q1 1978 |
6.3 |
|
Q2 1978 |
6.0 |
|
Q3 1978 |
6.0 |
|
Q4 1978 |
5.9 |
|
Q1 1979 |
5.9 |
|
Q2 1979 |
5.7 |
|
Q3 1979 |
5.9 |
|
Q4 1979 |
5.9 |
|
Q1 1980 |
6.3 |
|
Q2 1980 |
7.3 |
|
Q3 1980 |
7.7 |
|
Q4 1980 |
7.4 |
|
Q1 1981 |
7.4 |
|
Q2 1981 |
7.4 |
|
Q3 1981 |
7.4 |
|
Q4 1981 |
8.2 |
|
Q1 1982 |
8.8 |
|
Q2 1982 |
9.4 |
|
Q3 1982 |
9.9 |
|
Q4 1982 |
10.7 |
|
Q1 1983 |
10.4 |
|
Q2 1983 |
10.1 |
|
Q3 1983 |
9.4 |
|
Q4 1983 |
8.5 |
|
Q1 1984 |
7.9 |
|
Q2 1984 |
7.5 |
|
Q3 1984 |
7.4 |
|
Q4 1984 |
7.3 |
|
Q1 1985 |
7.3 |
|
Q2 1985 |
7.3 |
|
Q3 1985 |
7.2 |
|
Q4 1985 |
7.0 |
|
Q1 1986 |
7.0 |
|
Q2 1986 |
7.2 |
|
Q3 1986 |
7.0 |
|
Q4 1986 |
6.8 |
|
Q1 1987 |
6.6 |
|
Q2 1987 |
6.3 |
|
Q3 1987 |
6.0 |
|
Q4 1987 |
5.9 |
|
Q1 1988 |
5.7 |
|
Q2 1988 |
5.5 |
|
Q3 1988 |
5.5 |
|
Q4 1988 |
5.3 |
|
Q1 1989 |
5.2 |
|
Q2 1989 |
5.2 |
|
Q3 1989 |
5.3 |
|
Q4 1989 |
5.4 |
|
Q1 1990 |
5.3 |
|
Q2 1990 |
5.3 |
|
Q3 1990 |
5.7 |
|
Q4 1990 |
6.1 |
|
Q1 1991 |
6.6 |
|
Q2 1991 |
6.8 |
|
Q3 1991 |
6.9 |
|
Q4 1991 |
7.1 |
|
Q1 1992 |
7.4 |
|
Q2 1992 |
7.6 |
|
Q3 1992 |
7.6 |
|
Q4 1992 |
7.4 |
|
Q1 1993 |
7.2 |
|
Q2 1993 |
7.1 |
|
Q3 1993 |
6.8 |
|
Q4 1993 |
6.6 |
|
Q1 1994 |
6.6 |
|
Q2 1994 |
6.2 |
|
Q3 1994 |
6.0 |
|
Q4 1994 |
5.6 |
|
Q1 1995 |
5.5 |
|
Q2 1995 |
5.7 |
|
Q3 1995 |
5.7 |
|
Q4 1995 |
5.6 |
|
Q1 1996 |
5.5 |
|
Q2 1996 |
5.5 |
|
Q3 1996 |
5.3 |
|
Q4 1996 |
5.3 |
|
Q1 1997 |
5.2 |
|
Q2 1997 |
5.0 |
|
Q3 1997 |
4.9 |
|
Q4 1997 |
4.7 |
|
Q1 1998 |
4.6 |
|
Q2 1998 |
4.4 |
|
Q3 1998 |
4.5 |
|
Q4 1998 |
4.4 |
|
Q1 1999 |
4.3 |
|
Q2 1999 |
4.3 |
|
Q3 1999 |
4.2 |
|
Q4 1999 |
4.1 |
|
Q1 2000 |
4.0 |
|
Q2 2000 |
3.9 |
|
Q3 2000 |
4.0 |
|
Q4 2000 |
3.9 |
|
Q1 2001 |
4.2 |
|
Q2 2001 |
4.4 |
|
Q3 2001 |
4.8 |
|
Q4 2001 |
5.5 |
|
Q1 2002 |
5.7 |
|
Q2 2002 |
5.8 |
|
Q3 2002 |
5.7 |
|
Q4 2002 |
5.8 |
|
Q1 2003 |
5.9 |
|
Q2 2003 |
6.2 |
|
Q3 2003 |
6.1 |
|
Q4 2003 |
5.8 |
|
Q1 2004 |
5.7 |
|
Q2 2004 |
5.6 |
|
Q3 2004 |
5.4 |
|
Q4 2004 |
5.4 |
|
Q1 2005 |
5.3 |
|
Q2 2005 |
5.1 |
|
Q3 2005 |
5.0 |
|
Q4 2005 |
5.0 |
|
Q1 2006 |
4.7 |
|
Q2 2006 |
4.7 |
|
Q3 2006 |
4.6 |
|
Q4 2006 |
4.5 |
|
Q1 2007 |
4.5 |
|
Q2 2007 |
4.5 |
|
Q3 2007 |
4.7 |
|
Q4 2007 |
4.8 |
|
Q1 2008 |
5.0 |
|
Q2 2008 |
5.3 |
|
Q3 2008 |
6.0 |
|
Q4 2008 |
6.9 |
|
Q1 2009 |
8.3 |
|
Q2 2009 |
9.3 |
|
Q3 2009 |
9.6 |
|
Q4 2009 |
9.9 |
|
Q1 2010 |
9.8 |
|
Q2 2010 |
9.7 |
|
Q3 2010 |
9.5 |
|
Q4 2010 |
9.5 |
|
Q1 2011 |
9.0 |
|
Q2 2011 |
9.1 |
|
Q3 2011 |
9.0 |
|
Q4 2011 |
8.7 |
|
Q1 2012 |
8.3 |
|
Q2 2012 |
8.2 |
|
Q3 2012 |
8.0 |
|
Q4 2012 |
7.8 |
|
Q1 2013 |
7.7 |
|
Q2 2013 |
7.5 |
|
Q3 2013 |
7.3 |
|
Q4 2013 |
7.0 |
|
Q1 2014 |
6.6 |
|
Q2 2014 |
6.2 |
|
Q3 2014 |
6.1 |
|
Q4 2014 |
5.7 |
|
Q1 2015 |
5.5 |
|
Q2 2015 |
5.4 |
|
Q3 2015 |
5.1 |
|
Q4 2015 |
5.0 |
|
Q1 2016 |
4.9 |
|
Q2 2016 |
4.9 |
|
Q3 2016 |
4.9 |
|
Q4 2016 |
4.8 |
|
Q1 2017 |
4.6 |
|
Q2 2017 |
4.4 |
|
Q3 2017 |
4.3 |
|
Q4 2017 |
4.1 |
|
Q1 2018 |
4.1 |
|
Q2 2018 |
3.9 |
|
Q3 2018 |
3.8 |
|
Q4 2018 |
3.8 |
|
Q1 2019 |
3.9 |
|
Q2 2019 |
3.6 |
|
Q3 2019 |
3.6 |
|
Q4 2019 |
3.5 |
|
Note: Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey. |
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