Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate as reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics — here.
| Date | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2012-04-01 | 8.10 |
| 2012-01-01 | 8.30 |
| 2011-01-01 | 9.00 |
| 2010-01-01 | 9.70 |
| 2009-01-01 | 7.70 |
| 2008-01-01 | 5.00 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4.60 |
| 2006-01-01 | 4.70 |
| 2005-01-01 | 5.30 |
| 2004-01-01 | 5.70 |
| 2003-01-01 | 5.80 |
| 2002-01-01 | 5.70 |
| 2001-01-01 | 4.20 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4.00 |
| 1999-01-01 | 4.30 |
| 1998-01-01 | 4.60 |
| 1997-01-01 | 5.30 |
| 1996-01-01 | 5.60 |
| 1995-01-01 | 5.60 |
| 1994-01-01 | 6.60 |
| 1993-01-01 | 7.30 |
| 1992-01-01 | 7.30 |
| 1991-01-01 | 6.40 |
| 1990-01-01 | 5.40 |
| 1989-01-01 | 5.40 |
| 1988-01-01 | 5.70 |
| 1987-01-01 | 6.60 |
| 1986-01-01 | 6.70 |
| 1985-01-01 | 7.30 |
| 1984-01-01 | 8.00 |
| 1983-01-01 | 10.40 |
| 1982-01-01 | 8.60 |
| 1981-01-01 | 7.50 |
| 1980-01-01 | 6.30 |
| 1979-01-01 | 5.90 |
| 1978-01-01 | 6.40 |
| 1977-01-01 | 7.50 |
| 1976-01-01 | 7.90 |
| 1975-01-01 | 8.10 |
| 1974-01-01 | 5.10 |
| 1973-01-01 | 4.90 |
| 1972-01-01 | 5.80 |
| 1971-01-01 | 5.90 |
| 1970-01-01 | 3.90 |
| 1969-01-01 | 3.40 |
| 1968-01-01 | 3.70 |
| 1967-01-01 | 3.90 |
| 1966-01-01 | 4.00 |
| 1965-01-01 | 4.90 |
| 1964-01-01 | 5.60 |
| 1963-01-01 | 5.70 |
| 1962-01-01 | 5.80 |
| 1961-01-01 | 6.60 |
| 1960-01-01 | 5.20 |
| 1959-01-01 | 6.00 |
| 1958-01-01 | 5.80 |
| 1957-01-01 | 4.20 |
| 1956-01-01 | 4.00 |
| 1955-01-01 | 4.90 |
| 1954-01-01 | 4.90 |
| 1953-01-01 | 2.90 |
| 1952-01-01 | 3.20 |
| 1951-01-01 | 3.70 |
| 1950-01-01 | 6.50 |
| 1949-01-01 | 4.30 |
| 1948-01-01 | 3.40 |