
USA: Unemployment rate
(measure: percent, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Unemployment rate, percent in the USA, December, 2020:
For that indicator, we provide data for the USA from January 1960 to December 2020. The average value for the USA during that period was 6 percent with a minimum of 3.4 percent in September 1968 and a maximum of 14.8 percent in April 2020.
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Measure: percent
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Definition: The unemployment rate represents the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
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