Global Statistics and Country Indicators
United States Unemployment Rate Over Time (1980–2026)
United States Unemployment Rate Over Time (1980–2026)Unemployment Rate
Data table
| 1980 | 7.2% | 1992 | 7.5% | 2004 | 5.5% | 2016 | 4.9% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | 1993 | 6.9% | 2005 | 5.1% | 2017 | 4.4% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | 1994 | 6.1% | 2006 | 4.6% | 2018 | 3.9% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | 1995 | 5.6% | 2007 | 4.6% | 2019 | 3.7% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | 1996 | 5.4% | 2008 | 5.8% | 2020 | 8.1% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | 1997 | 4.9% | 2009 | 9.3% | 2021 | 5.4% |
| 1986 | 7% | 1998 | 4.5% | 2010 | 9.6% | 2022 | 3.7% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | 1999 | 4.2% | 2011 | 8.9% | 2023 | 3.6% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | 2000 | 4% | 2012 | 8.1% | 2024 | 4% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | 2001 | 4.7% | 2013 | 7.4% | 2025 | 4.3% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | 2002 | 5.8% | 2014 | 6.2% | 2026 | 4.4% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | 2003 | 6% | 2015 | 5.3% |