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Month | 3-month moving average |
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Mar-01 | -40.33 |
Apr-01 | -134.67 |
May-01 | -159.00 |
Jun-01 | -215.33 |
Jul-01 | -163.33 |
Aug-01 | -199.00 |
Sep-01 | -209.33 |
Oct-01 | -273.00 |
Nov-01 | -325.67 |
Dec-01 | -305.67 |
Jan-02 | -234.67 |
Feb-02 | -172.33 |
Mar-02 | -125.00 |
Apr-02 | -106.67 |
May-02 | -80.33 |
Jun-02 | -54.67 |
Jul-02 | -54.33 |
Aug-02 | -46.33 |
Sep-02 | -54.33 |
Oct-02 | 13.33 |
Nov-02 | 27.33 |
Dec-02 | -25.33 |
Jan-03 | -42.33 |
Feb-03 | -90.00 |
Mar-03 | -99.67 |
Apr-03 | -130.00 |
May-03 | -71.33 |
Jun-03 | -18.00 |
Jul-03 | -7.33 |
Aug-03 | -3.00 |
Sep-03 | 63.67 |
Oct-03 | 112.00 |
Nov-03 | 113.67 |
Dec-03 | 96.00 |
Jan-04 | 105.00 |
Feb-04 | 103.33 |
Mar-04 | 167.00 |
Apr-04 | 184.67 |
May-04 | 277.33 |
Jun-04 | 209.00 |
Jul-04 | 148.33 |
Aug-04 | 79.00 |
Sep-04 | 98.33 |
Oct-04 | 193.67 |
Nov-04 | 168.67 |
Dec-04 | 162.33 |
Jan-05 | 85.00 |
Feb-05 | 153.00 |
Mar-05 | 157.00 |
Apr-05 | 240.67 |
May-05 | 211.33 |
Jun-05 | 250.00 |
Jul-05 | 228.00 |
Aug-05 | 242.67 |
Sep-05 | 183.67 |
Oct-05 | 122.33 |
Nov-05 | 161.33 |
Dec-05 | 180.00 |
Jan-06 | 253.00 |
Feb-06 | 246.67 |
Mar-06 | 286.00 |
Apr-06 | 236.00 |
May-06 | 143.33 |
Jun-06 | 84.00 |
Jul-06 | 81.67 |
Aug-06 | 127.67 |
Sep-06 | 129.67 |
Oct-06 | 78.67 |
Nov-06 | 93.33 |
Dec-06 | 120.00 |
Jan-07 | 194.67 |
Feb-07 | 150.67 |
Mar-07 | 152.67 |
Apr-07 | 91.67 |
May-07 | 113.00 |
Jun-07 | 76.00 |
Jul-07 | 59.33 |
Aug-07 | -5.33 |
Sep-07 | -19.00 |
Oct-07 | 2.67 |
Nov-07 | 52.00 |
Dec-07 | 61.00 |
Jan-08 | 54.33 |
Feb-08 | -16.00 |
Mar-08 | -69.00 |
Apr-08 | -154.33 |
May-08 | -181.00 |
Jun-08 | -220.67 |
Jul-08 | -235.33 |
Aug-08 | -261.33 |
Sep-08 | -326.00 |
Oct-08 | -399.67 |
Nov-08 | -567.33 |
Dec-08 | -645.00 |
Jan-09 | -764.67 |
Feb-09 | -740.67 |
Mar-09 | -783.67 |
Apr-09 | -771.33 |
May-09 | -633.67 |
Jun-09 | -513.33 |
Jul-09 | -344.67 |
Aug-09 | -313.67 |
Sep-09 | -233.00 |
Oct-09 | -211.67 |
Nov-09 | -152.67 |
Dec-09 | -131.33 |
Jan-10 | -67.33 |
Feb-10 | -62.33 |
Mar-10 | 24.67 |
Apr-10 | 102.33 |
May-10 | 139.33 |
Jun-10 | 123.00 |
Jul-10 | 89.33 |
Aug-10 | 104.00 |
Sep-10 | 111.67 |
Oct-10 | 146.33 |
Nov-10 | 148.33 |
Dec-10 | 156.67 |
Jan-11 | 131.00 |
Feb-11 | 172.00 |
Mar-11 | 212.33 |
Apr-11 | 260.67 |
May-11 | 211.00 |
Jun-11 | 158.00 |
Jul-11 | 128.33 |
Aug-11 | 109.67 |
Sep-11 | 147.67 |
Oct-11 | 135.67 |
Nov-11 | 177.67 |
Dec-11 | 183.67 |
Jan-12 | 232.33 |
Feb-12 | 250.67 |
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Workweek, production workers, by hours | Workweek, all workers, by hours | Aggregate hours, production workers, 2007=100 | Aggregate hours, all workers, 2007=100 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 34.2 | ND | 96.66 | ND |
Feb-01 | 34.1 | ND | 96.28 | ND |
Mar-01 | 34.0 | ND | 96.00 | ND |
Apr-01 | 34.0 | ND | 95.73 | ND |
May-01 | 34.0 | ND | 95.63 | ND |
Jun-01 | 34.0 | ND | 95.45 | ND |
Jul-01 | 34.0 | ND | 95.35 | ND |
Aug-01 | 33.9 | ND | 94.89 | ND |
Sep-01 | 33.8 | ND | 94.33 | ND |
Oct-01 | 33.7 | ND | 93.77 | ND |
Nov-01 | 33.8 | ND | 93.67 | ND |
Dec-01 | 33.9 | ND | 93.86 | ND |
Jan-02 | 33.8 | ND | 93.49 | ND |
Feb-02 | 33.8 | ND | 93.49 | ND |
Mar-02 | 33.9 | ND | 93.67 | ND |
Apr-02 | 33.9 | ND | 93.58 | ND |
May-02 | 33.9 | ND | 93.39 | ND |
Jun-02 | 34.0 | ND | 93.58 | ND |
Jul-02 | 33.8 | ND | 92.84 | ND |
Aug-02 | 33.9 | ND | 93.12 | ND |
Sep-02 | 34.0 | ND | 93.30 | ND |
Oct-02 | 33.8 | ND | 92.84 | ND |
Nov-02 | 33.8 | ND | 92.84 | ND |
Dec-02 | 33.8 | ND | 92.65 | ND |
Jan-03 | 33.8 | ND | 92.65 | ND |
Feb-03 | 33.7 | ND | 92.18 | ND |
Mar-03 | 33.8 | ND | 92.18 | ND |
Apr-03 | 33.6 | ND | 91.62 | ND |
May-03 | 33.7 | ND | 91.81 | ND |
Jun-03 | 33.7 | ND | 91.81 | ND |
Jul-03 | 33.6 | ND | 91.53 | ND |
Aug-03 | 33.6 | ND | 91.62 | ND |
Sep-03 | 33.6 | ND | 91.72 | ND |
Oct-03 | 33.7 | ND | 92.09 | ND |
Nov-03 | 33.8 | ND | 92.37 | ND |
Dec-03 | 33.6 | ND | 91.90 | ND |
Jan-04 | 33.7 | ND | 92.28 | ND |
Feb-04 | 33.8 | ND | 92.56 | ND |
Mar-04 | 33.7 | ND | 92.56 | ND |
Apr-04 | 33.7 | ND | 92.84 | ND |
May-04 | 33.8 | ND | 93.49 | ND |
Jun-04 | 33.6 | ND | 93.02 | ND |
Jul-04 | 33.7 | ND | 93.39 | ND |
Aug-04 | 33.8 | ND | 93.86 | ND |
Sep-04 | 33.7 | ND | 93.77 | ND |
Oct-04 | 33.7 | ND | 94.14 | ND |
Nov-04 | 33.7 | ND | 94.14 | ND |
Dec-04 | 33.8 | ND | 94.61 | ND |
Jan-05 | 33.7 | ND | 94.42 | ND |
Feb-05 | 33.7 | ND | 94.70 | ND |
Mar-05 | 33.7 | ND | 94.89 | ND |
Apr-05 | 33.8 | ND | 95.45 | ND |
May-05 | 33.7 | ND | 95.35 | ND |
Jun-05 | 33.7 | ND | 95.63 | ND |
Jul-05 | 33.7 | ND | 95.82 | ND |
Aug-05 | 33.7 | ND | 96.00 | ND |
Sep-05 | 33.8 | ND | 96.38 | ND |
Oct-05 | 33.8 | ND | 96.56 | ND |
Nov-05 | 33.8 | ND | 96.84 | ND |
Dec-05 | 33.8 | ND | 97.03 | ND |
Jan-06 | 33.9 | ND | 97.68 | ND |
Feb-06 | 33.8 | ND | 97.68 | ND |
Mar-06 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 98.06 | 98.1 |
Apr-06 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 98.52 | 98.8 |
May-06 | 33.7 | 34.5 | 97.96 | 98.5 |
Jun-06 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 98.61 | 98.9 |
Jul-06 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 98.80 | 99.0 |
Aug-06 | 33.9 | 34.5 | 98.89 | 98.9 |
Sep-06 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 98.71 | 98.9 |
Oct-06 | 33.9 | 34.5 | 98.99 | 98.9 |
Nov-06 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 98.89 | 99.4 |
Dec-06 | 33.9 | 34.7 | 99.36 | 99.8 |
Jan-07 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 99.36 | 99.4 |
Feb-07 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 99.36 | 99.5 |
Mar-07 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 99.92 | 99.9 |
Apr-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 99.73 | 100.0 |
May-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 99.83 | 100.1 |
Jun-07 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 100.29 | 100.1 |
Jul-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.01 | 100.1 |
Aug-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.01 | 100.1 |
Sep-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.11 | 100.1 |
Oct-07 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 100.20 | 99.8 |
Nov-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.29 | 100.2 |
Dec-07 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.39 | 100.2 |
Jan-08 | 33.7 | 34.6 | 100.11 | 100.3 |
Feb-08 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.29 | 100.2 |
Mar-08 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.20 | 100.1 |
Apr-08 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 100.01 | 99.9 |
May-08 | 33.7 | 34.6 | 99.55 | 99.7 |
Jun-08 | 33.7 | 34.6 | 99.36 | 99.5 |
Jul-08 | 33.6 | 34.5 | 98.80 | 99.0 |
Aug-08 | 33.7 | 34.5 | 98.89 | 98.7 |
Sep-08 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 98.24 | 98.1 |
Oct-08 | 33.5 | 34.4 | 97.50 | 97.7 |
Nov-08 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 96.47 | 96.4 |
Dec-08 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 95.54 | 95.6 |
Jan-09 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 94.79 | 95.1 |
Feb-09 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 94.23 | 93.9 |
Mar-09 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 92.93 | 92.7 |
Apr-09 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 92.28 | 92.0 |
May-09 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 92.00 | 91.8 |
Jun-09 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 91.34 | 91.4 |
Jul-09 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 91.34 | 91.2 |
Aug-09 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 91.16 | 91.0 |
Sep-09 | 33.1 | 33.8 | 91.06 | 90.8 |
Oct-09 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 90.60 | 90.6 |
Nov-09 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 91.16 | 90.9 |
Dec-09 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 91.06 | 90.8 |
Jan-10 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 91.34 | 91.0 |
Feb-10 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 90.97 | 90.7 |
Mar-10 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 91.44 | 91.1 |
Apr-10 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 91.81 | 91.5 |
May-10 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 91.90 | 91.9 |
Jun-10 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 92.00 | 91.7 |
Jul-10 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 92.09 | 92.0 |
Aug-10 | 33.5 | 34.2 | 92.46 | 92.1 |
Sep-10 | 33.5 | 34.2 | 92.56 | 92.2 |
Oct-10 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 92.65 | 92.7 |
Nov-10 | 33.5 | 34.2 | 92.84 | 92.5 |
Dec-10 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 92.93 | 92.9 |
Jan-11 | 33.4 | 34.3 | 92.74 | 93.0 |
Feb-11 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 93.58 | 93.2 |
Mar-11 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 93.77 | 93.5 |
Apr-11 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 94.33 | 94.0 |
May-11 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 94.14 | 94.0 |
Jun-11 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 94.51 | 94.1 |
Jul-11 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 94.61 | 94.3 |
Aug-11 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 94.42 | 94.1 |
Sep-11 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 94.61 | 94.5 |
Oct-11 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 95.07 | 94.6 |
Nov-11 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 95.26 | 94.8 |
Dec-11 | 33.7 | 34.5 | 95.45 | 95.3 |
Jan-12 | 33.7 | 34.5 | 95.73 | 95.5 |
Feb-12 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 96.28 | 95.7 |
Note: ND No data
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Current Employment Statistics Survey | Current Population Survey |
---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 132.47 | 130.10 |
Feb-01 | 132.53 | 130.14 |
Mar-01 | 132.50 | 130.13 |
Apr-01 | 132.22 | 129.76 |
May-01 | 132.18 | 130.01 |
Jun-01 | 132.05 | 129.76 |
Jul-01 | 131.92 | 130.10 |
Aug-01 | 131.77 | 129.47 |
Sep-01 | 131.52 | 129.64 |
Oct-01 | 131.19 | 129.00 |
Nov-01 | 130.90 | 128.86 |
Dec-01 | 130.72 | 128.89 |
Jan-02 | 130.59 | 128.66 |
Feb-02 | 130.45 | 129.61 |
Mar-02 | 130.42 | 129.31 |
Apr-02 | 130.34 | 129.48 |
May-02 | 130.33 | 129.39 |
Jun-02 | 130.38 | 129.51 |
Jul-02 | 130.28 | 129.18 |
Aug-02 | 130.26 | 130.05 |
Sep-02 | 130.21 | 130.25 |
Oct-02 | 130.33 | 129.61 |
Nov-02 | 130.34 | 128.97 |
Dec-02 | 130.18 | 129.41 |
Jan-03 | 130.27 | 130.10 |
Feb-03 | 130.11 | 130.44 |
Mar-03 | 129.90 | 130.29 |
Apr-03 | 129.85 | 130.54 |
May-03 | 129.84 | 130.41 |
Jun-03 | 129.84 | 130.44 |
Jul-03 | 129.87 | 129.99 |
Aug-03 | 129.82 | 130.11 |
Sep-03 | 129.93 | 129.90 |
Oct-03 | 130.13 | 130.30 |
Nov-03 | 130.14 | 130.48 |
Dec-03 | 130.26 | 130.49 |
Jan-04 | 130.42 | 130.80 |
Feb-04 | 130.47 | 130.92 |
Mar-04 | 130.80 | 131.28 |
Apr-04 | 131.05 | 131.23 |
May-04 | 131.36 | 131.56 |
Jun-04 | 131.44 | 131.84 |
Jul-04 | 131.49 | 132.13 |
Aug-04 | 131.61 | 132.05 |
Sep-04 | 131.77 | 132.30 |
Oct-04 | 132.12 | 132.60 |
Nov-04 | 132.18 | 132.76 |
Dec-04 | 132.32 | 132.97 |
Jan-05 | 132.45 | 132.58 |
Feb-05 | 132.69 | 132.94 |
Mar-05 | 132.83 | 133.15 |
Apr-05 | 133.19 | 133.60 |
May-05 | 133.36 | 133.95 |
Jun-05 | 133.61 | 134.39 |
Jul-05 | 133.98 | 134.79 |
Aug-05 | 134.17 | 135.11 |
Sep-05 | 134.24 | 135.21 |
Oct-05 | 134.32 | 135.21 |
Nov-05 | 134.65 | 135.24 |
Dec-05 | 134.81 | 135.60 |
Jan-06 | 135.10 | 135.69 |
Feb-06 | 135.41 | 135.87 |
Mar-06 | 135.70 | 135.98 |
Apr-06 | 135.88 | 135.66 |
May-06 | 135.89 | 136.66 |
Jun-06 | 135.97 | 136.56 |
Jul-06 | 136.18 | 136.85 |
Aug-06 | 136.36 | 137.11 |
Sep-06 | 136.52 | 137.43 |
Oct-06 | 136.51 | 137.84 |
Nov-06 | 136.71 | 138.11 |
Dec-06 | 136.88 | 138.37 |
Jan-07 | 137.12 | 138.61 |
Feb-07 | 137.21 | 138.58 |
Mar-07 | 137.40 | 138.80 |
Apr-07 | 137.47 | 138.08 |
May-07 | 137.61 | 138.76 |
Jun-07 | 137.69 | 138.73 |
Jul-07 | 137.65 | 138.79 |
Aug-07 | 137.63 | 138.73 |
Sep-07 | 137.70 | 139.03 |
Oct-07 | 137.78 | 139.03 |
Nov-07 | 137.89 | 139.64 |
Dec-07 | 137.98 | 139.06 |
Jan-08 | 138.02 | 139.01 |
Feb-08 | 137.94 | 138.85 |
Mar-08 | 137.84 | 138.96 |
Apr-08 | 137.64 | 138.87 |
May-08 | 137.45 | 138.71 |
Jun-08 | 137.25 | 138.79 |
Jul-08 | 137.04 | 138.52 |
Aug-08 | 136.76 | 138.42 |
Sep-08 | 136.33 | 138.04 |
Oct-08 | 135.84 | 138.20 |
Nov-08 | 135.04 | 137.23 |
Dec-08 | 134.38 | 136.42 |
Jan-09 | 133.56 | 135.62 |
Feb-09 | 132.84 | 135.23 |
Mar-09 | 132.04 | 134.25 |
Apr-09 | 131.35 | 133.90 |
May-09 | 130.99 | 133.21 |
Jun-09 | 130.50 | 132.92 |
Jul-09 | 130.16 | 133.34 |
Aug-09 | 129.93 | 132.10 |
Sep-09 | 129.73 | 131.62 |
Oct-09 | 129.53 | 131.61 |
Nov-09 | 129.49 | 131.51 |
Dec-09 | 129.32 | 130.61 |
Jan-10 | 129.28 | 131.49 |
Feb-10 | 129.24 | 131.47 |
Mar-10 | 129.43 | 131.82 |
Apr-10 | 129.67 | 132.02 |
May-10 | 130.19 | 132.34 |
Jun-10 | 130.02 | 132.22 |
Jul-10 | 129.96 | 132.14 |
Aug-10 | 129.91 | 132.33 |
Sep-10 | 129.89 | 132.25 |
Oct-10 | 130.11 | 131.95 |
Nov-10 | 130.23 | 131.93 |
Dec-10 | 130.35 | 132.28 |
Jan-11 | 130.46 | 131.95 |
Feb-11 | 130.68 | 132.37 |
Mar-11 | 130.92 | 132.58 |
Apr-11 | 131.17 | 132.68 |
May-11 | 131.23 | 132.77 |
Jun-11 | 131.31 | 132.58 |
Jul-11 | 131.41 | 132.69 |
Aug-11 | 131.49 | 132.85 |
Sep-11 | 131.69 | 133.67 |
Oct-11 | 131.81 | 133.61 |
Nov-11 | 131.96 | 133.98 |
Dec-11 | 132.19 | 134.15 |
Jan-12 | 132.47 | 134.65 |
Feb-12 | 132.70 | 135.52 |
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009. The Current Population Survey measure reported in the figure refers to data that corresponds closely to the Current Employment Statistics survey measure, as constructed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Unemployment rate | Part-time for economic reasons1 |
---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 4.2 | 2.52 |
Feb-01 | 4.2 | 2.49 |
Mar-01 | 4.3 | 2.48 |
Apr-01 | 4.4 | 2.49 |
May-01 | 4.3 | 2.60 |
Jun-01 | 4.5 | 2.87 |
Jul-01 | 4.6 | 2.70 |
Aug-01 | 4.9 | 2.57 |
Sep-01 | 5.0 | 3.22 |
Oct-01 | 5.3 | 3.38 |
Nov-01 | 5.5 | 3.30 |
Dec-01 | 5.7 | 3.36 |
Jan-02 | 5.7 | 3.15 |
Feb-02 | 5.7 | 3.29 |
Mar-02 | 5.7 | 3.14 |
Apr-02 | 5.9 | 3.22 |
May-02 | 5.8 | 3.15 |
Jun-02 | 5.8 | 3.10 |
Jul-02 | 5.8 | 3.18 |
Aug-02 | 5.7 | 3.30 |
Sep-02 | 5.7 | 3.32 |
Oct-02 | 5.7 | 3.31 |
Nov-02 | 5.9 | 3.32 |
Dec-02 | 6.0 | 3.32 |
Jan-03 | 5.8 | 3.54 |
Feb-03 | 5.9 | 3.72 |
Mar-03 | 5.9 | 3.58 |
Apr-03 | 6.0 | 3.70 |
May-03 | 6.1 | 3.52 |
Jun-03 | 6.3 | 3.54 |
Jul-03 | 6.2 | 3.58 |
Aug-03 | 6.1 | 3.40 |
Sep-03 | 6.1 | 3.76 |
Oct-03 | 6.0 | 3.70 |
Nov-03 | 5.8 | 3.74 |
Dec-03 | 5.7 | 3.65 |
Jan-04 | 5.7 | 3.61 |
Feb-04 | 5.6 | 3.49 |
Mar-04 | 5.8 | 3.63 |
Apr-04 | 5.6 | 3.49 |
May-04 | 5.6 | 3.49 |
Jun-04 | 5.6 | 3.38 |
Jul-04 | 5.5 | 3.38 |
Aug-04 | 5.4 | 3.40 |
Sep-04 | 5.4 | 3.41 |
Oct-04 | 5.5 | 3.65 |
Nov-04 | 5.4 | 3.44 |
Dec-04 | 5.4 | 3.35 |
Jan-05 | 5.3 | 3.31 |
Feb-05 | 5.4 | 3.20 |
Mar-05 | 5.2 | 3.30 |
Apr-05 | 5.2 | 3.21 |
May-05 | 5.1 | 3.24 |
Jun-05 | 5.0 | 3.32 |
Jul-05 | 5.0 | 3.28 |
Aug-05 | 4.9 | 3.35 |
Sep-05 | 5.0 | 3.48 |
Oct-05 | 5.0 | 3.18 |
Nov-05 | 5.0 | 3.13 |
Dec-05 | 4.9 | 3.05 |
Jan-06 | 4.7 | 3.05 |
Feb-06 | 4.8 | 3.08 |
Mar-06 | 4.7 | 2.93 |
Apr-06 | 4.7 | 2.87 |
May-06 | 4.6 | 3.03 |
Jun-06 | 4.6 | 3.18 |
Jul-06 | 4.7 | 3.16 |
Aug-06 | 4.7 | 3.08 |
Sep-06 | 4.5 | 3.01 |
Oct-06 | 4.4 | 3.19 |
Nov-06 | 4.5 | 3.06 |
Dec-06 | 4.4 | 3.06 |
Jan-07 | 4.6 | 3.12 |
Feb-07 | 4.5 | 3.08 |
Mar-07 | 4.4 | 3.10 |
Apr-07 | 4.5 | 3.14 |
May-07 | 4.4 | 3.25 |
Jun-07 | 4.6 | 3.15 |
Jul-07 | 4.7 | 3.20 |
Aug-07 | 4.6 | 3.32 |
Sep-07 | 4.7 | 3.28 |
Oct-07 | 4.7 | 3.14 |
Nov-07 | 4.7 | 3.26 |
Dec-07 | 5.0 | 3.35 |
Jan-08 | 5.0 | 3.52 |
Feb-08 | 4.9 | 3.55 |
Mar-08 | 5.1 | 3.55 |
Apr-08 | 5.0 | 3.77 |
May-08 | 5.4 | 3.84 |
Jun-08 | 5.6 | 4.04 |
Jul-08 | 5.8 | 4.33 |
Aug-08 | 6.1 | 4.27 |
Sep-08 | 6.1 | 4.56 |
Oct-08 | 6.5 | 4.94 |
Nov-08 | 6.8 | 5.43 |
Dec-08 | 7.3 | 5.95 |
Jan-09 | 7.8 | 6.03 |
Feb-09 | 8.3 | 6.61 |
Mar-09 | 8.7 | 6.84 |
Apr-09 | 8.9 | 6.73 |
May-09 | 9.4 | 6.94 |
Jun-09 | 9.5 | 6.94 |
Jul-09 | 9.5 | 6.88 |
Aug-09 | 9.6 | 6.94 |
Sep-09 | 9.8 | 6.94 |
Oct-09 | 10.0 | 6.98 |
Nov-09 | 9.9 | 7.05 |
Dec-09 | 9.9 | 6.99 |
Jan-10 | 9.7 | 6.58 |
Feb-10 | 9.8 | 6.87 |
Mar-10 | 9.8 | 7.00 |
Apr-10 | 9.9 | 7.02 |
May-10 | 9.6 | 6.76 |
Jun-10 | 9.4 | 6.65 |
Jul-10 | 9.5 | 6.64 |
Aug-10 | 9.6 | 6.78 |
Sep-10 | 9.5 | 7.22 |
Oct-10 | 9.5 | 6.89 |
Nov-10 | 9.8 | 6.83 |
Dec-10 | 9.4 | 6.80 |
Jan-11 | 9.1 | 6.48 |
Feb-11 | 9.0 | 6.42 |
Mar-11 | 8.9 | 6.46 |
Apr-11 | 9.0 | 6.53 |
May-11 | 9.0 | 6.51 |
Jun-11 | 9.1 | 6.51 |
Jul-11 | 9.1 | 6.42 |
Aug-11 | 9.1 | 6.68 |
Sep-11 | 9.0 | 7.04 |
Oct-11 | 8.9 | 6.67 |
Nov-11 | 8.7 | 6.42 |
Dec-11 | 8.5 | 6.13 |
Jan-12 | 8.3 | 6.21 |
Feb-12 | 8.3 | 6.12 |
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009. The Current Population Survey measure reported in the figure refers to data that corresponds closely to the Current Employment Statistics survey measure, as constructed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Percent of Current Population Survey employment. Return to table
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Michigan Survey | Conference Board |
---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 99.04 | 99.60 |
Feb-01 | 98.80 | 98.94 |
Mar-01 | 98.80 | 99.78 |
Apr-01 | 98.62 | 99.51 |
May-01 | 99.10 | 100.04 |
Jun-01 | 99.28 | 100.41 |
Jul-01 | 98.98 | 100.53 |
Aug-01 | 98.86 | 100.47 |
Sep-01 | 98.31 | 99.62 |
Oct-01 | 98.37 | 99.01 |
Nov-01 | 98.80 | 99.36 |
Dec-01 | 99.28 | 100.38 |
Jan-02 | 100.00 | 100.79 |
Feb-02 | 99.94 | 100.56 |
Mar-02 | 100.67 | 101.49 |
Apr-02 | 100.85 | 101.51 |
May-02 | 100.73 | 101.54 |
Jun-02 | 100.49 | 101.37 |
Jul-02 | 99.46 | 100.72 |
Aug-02 | 99.64 | 100.65 |
Sep-02 | 100.18 | 100.75 |
Oct-02 | 99.52 | 99.93 |
Nov-02 | 100.00 | 100.31 |
Dec-02 | 99.76 | 100.16 |
Jan-03 | 99.52 | 99.91 |
Feb-03 | 99.58 | 98.90 |
Mar-03 | 99.58 | 98.94 |
Apr-03 | 100.18 | 100.19 |
May-03 | 100.97 | 100.70 |
Jun-03 | 100.49 | 100.91 |
Jul-03 | 100.43 | 100.36 |
Aug-03 | 100.73 | 100.62 |
Sep-03 | 100.55 | 100.19 |
Oct-03 | 100.37 | 100.60 |
Nov-03 | 101.09 | 100.75 |
Dec-03 | 101.51 | 101.37 |
Jan-04 | 101.69 | 101.22 |
Feb-04 | 101.09 | 100.42 |
Mar-04 | 100.91 | 100.51 |
Apr-04 | 100.97 | 100.76 |
May-04 | 100.97 | 100.85 |
Jun-04 | 101.63 | 101.04 |
Jul-04 | 101.81 | 101.36 |
Aug-04 | 101.03 | 100.82 |
Sep-04 | 101.09 | 100.87 |
Oct-04 | 101.09 | 100.51 |
Nov-04 | 101.03 | 100.50 |
Dec-04 | 101.21 | 100.81 |
Jan-05 | 100.73 | 100.86 |
Feb-05 | 100.73 | 100.52 |
Mar-05 | 100.67 | 100.61 |
Apr-05 | 100.31 | 100.20 |
May-05 | 100.24 | 100.60 |
Jun-05 | 100.43 | 100.58 |
Jul-05 | 100.37 | 100.57 |
Aug-05 | 100.00 | 100.59 |
Sep-05 | 99.16 | 99.49 |
Oct-05 | 99.34 | 99.39 |
Nov-05 | 100.06 | 100.24 |
Dec-05 | 99.82 | 100.32 |
Jan-06 | 99.76 | 100.51 |
Feb-06 | 99.70 | 99.97 |
Mar-06 | 99.64 | 100.39 |
Apr-06 | 99.64 | 100.59 |
May-06 | 99.76 | 100.33 |
Jun-06 | 99.76 | 100.50 |
Jul-06 | 99.64 | 100.44 |
Aug-06 | 99.58 | 100.26 |
Sep-06 | 99.88 | 100.49 |
Oct-06 | 100.06 | 100.37 |
Nov-06 | 100.12 | 100.38 |
Dec-06 | 100.12 | 100.51 |
Jan-07 | 100.49 | 100.49 |
Feb-07 | 99.88 | 100.59 |
Mar-07 | 100.00 | 100.32 |
Apr-07 | 99.64 | 100.42 |
May-07 | 100.18 | 100.47 |
Jun-07 | 99.88 | 100.36 |
Jul-07 | 100.00 | 100.57 |
Aug-07 | 99.52 | 100.43 |
Sep-07 | 99.76 | 100.10 |
Oct-07 | 99.58 | 99.92 |
Nov-07 | 99.70 | 99.33 |
Dec-07 | 99.04 | 99.69 |
Jan-08 | 98.92 | 99.42 |
Feb-08 | 98.92 | 98.56 |
Mar-08 | 98.50 | 98.32 |
Apr-08 | 98.13 | 98.01 |
May-08 | 98.19 | 98.09 |
Jun-08 | 97.83 | 97.60 |
Jul-08 | 98.13 | 97.43 |
Aug-08 | 98.37 | 98.54 |
Sep-08 | 98.92 | 99.02 |
Oct-08 | 98.01 | 96.88 |
Nov-08 | 97.65 | 97.96 |
Dec-08 | 97.65 | 97.26 |
Jan-09 | 98.13 | 97.59 |
Feb-09 | 97.83 | 96.21 |
Mar-09 | 98.07 | 96.87 |
Apr-09 | 98.74 | 98.65 |
May-09 | 99.46 | 99.99 |
Jun-09 | 99.40 | 99.56 |
Jul-09 | 99.22 | 99.51 |
Aug-09 | 99.94 | 100.12 |
Sep-09 | 100.79 | 100.14 |
Oct-09 | 100.18 | 99.65 |
Nov-09 | 99.94 | 99.88 |
Dec-09 | 100.67 | 100.22 |
Jan-10 | 100.73 | 100.34 |
Feb-10 | 101.03 | 99.41 |
Mar-10 | 100.67 | 99.88 |
Apr-10 | 101.09 | 100.44 |
May-10 | 101.09 | 100.96 |
Jun-10 | 101.15 | 100.26 |
Jul-10 | 100.73 | 99.94 |
Aug-10 | 100.67 | 100.14 |
Sep-10 | 100.55 | 99.79 |
Oct-10 | 100.61 | 99.82 |
Nov-10 | 100.91 | 100.50 |
Dec-10 | 101.09 | 100.70 |
Jan-11 | 101.33 | 100.65 |
Feb-11 | 101.75 | 101.38 |
Mar-11 | 101.09 | 100.59 |
Apr-11 | 100.91 | 100.59 |
May-11 | 101.57 | 100.29 |
Jun-11 | 101.09 | 99.92 |
Jul-11 | 100.37 | 100.10 |
Aug-11 | 99.52 | 98.53 |
Sep-11 | 99.88 | 98.84 |
Oct-11 | 100.06 | 98.82 |
Nov-11 | 100.79 | 99.42 |
Dec-11 | 100.73 | 100.00 |
Jan-12 | 101.27 | 100.39 |
Feb-12 | 101.63 | 100.89 |
Note: The proportion of households expecting employment (Conference Board) or unemployment (Michigan) to improve, minus the proportion expecting it to worsen, plus 100. NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: Conference Board; Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.
Period | NFIB1 | Manpower, by percent |
---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 14.77 | ND |
Feb-01 | 14.95 | ND |
Mar-01 | 14.31 | ND |
Apr-01 | 11.67 | ND |
May-01 | 12.09 | ND |
Jun-01 | 10.18 | ND |
Jul-01 | 12.59 | ND |
Aug-01 | 15.02 | ND |
Sep-01 | 10.04 | ND |
Oct-01 | 7.24 | ND |
Nov-01 | 11.07 | ND |
Dec-01 | 5.29 | ND |
Jan-02 | 10.73 | ND |
Feb-02 | 8.74 | ND |
Mar-02 | 12.39 | ND |
Apr-02 | 12.17 | ND |
May-02 | 13.52 | ND |
Jun-02 | 13.25 | ND |
Jul-02 | 9.40 | ND |
Aug-02 | 10.78 | ND |
Sep-02 | 7.45 | ND |
Oct-02 | 11.09 | ND |
Nov-02 | 9.20 | ND |
Dec-02 | 10.44 | ND |
Jan-03 | 6.61 | ND |
Feb-03 | 7.39 | ND |
Mar-03 | 3.72 | ND |
Apr-03 | 8.57 | ND |
May-03 | 9.03 | ND |
Jun-03 | 10.29 | ND |
Jul-03 | 11.55 | ND |
Aug-03 | 10.76 | ND |
Sep-03 | 10.56 | ND |
Oct-03 | 12.64 | ND |
Nov-03 | 12.35 | ND |
Dec-03 | 18.50 | ND |
Jan-04 | 15.63 | ND |
Feb-04 | 13.89 | ND |
Mar-04 | 16.19 | ND |
Apr-04 | 14.85 | ND |
May-04 | 13.73 | ND |
Jun-04 | 14.47 | ND |
Jul-04 | 14.71 | ND |
Aug-04 | 15.98 | ND |
Sep-04 | 14.08 | ND |
Oct-04 | 14.33 | ND |
Nov-04 | 19.43 | ND |
Dec-04 | 15.67 | ND |
Jan-05 | 13.66 | ND |
Feb-05 | 16.36 | ND |
Mar-05 | 13.69 | ND |
Apr-05 | 11.95 | ND |
May-05 | 15.90 | ND |
Jun-05 | 13.60 | ND |
Jul-05 | 13.74 | ND |
Aug-05 | 13.93 | ND |
Sep-05 | 16.36 | ND |
Oct-05 | 16.18 | ND |
Nov-05 | 13.55 | ND |
Dec-05 | 14.14 | ND |
Jan-06 | 15.95 | ND |
Feb-06 | 15.68 | ND |
Mar-06 | 13.05 | ND |
Apr-06 | 17.08 | ND |
May-06 | 15.05 | ND |
Jun-06 | 9.54 | ND |
Jul-06 | 14.63 | ND |
Aug-06 | 13.86 | ND |
Sep-06 | 15.77 | ND |
Oct-06 | 15.18 | ND |
Nov-06 | 19.67 | ND |
Dec-06 | 9.74 | ND |
Jan-07 | 16.26 | ND |
Feb-07 | 12.28 | ND |
Mar-07 | 16.16 | ND |
Apr-07 | 13.98 | ND |
May-07 | 14.15 | ND |
Jun-07 | 12.19 | ND |
Jul-07 | 12.50 | ND |
Aug-07 | 11.87 | ND |
Sep-07 | 12.71 | ND |
Oct-07 | 10.30 | ND |
Nov-07 | 11.63 | ND |
Dec-07 | 11.01 | ND |
Jan-08 | 8.75 | ND |
Feb-08 | 10.14 | ND |
Mar-08 | 6.86 | ND |
Apr-08 | 5.89 | ND |
May-08 | 3.21 | ND |
Jun-08 | 4.73 | ND |
Jul-08 | 4.40 | ND |
Aug-08 | 6.04 | ND |
Sep-08 | 6.00 | ND |
Oct-08 | -.40 | ND |
Nov-08 | -3.61 | ND |
Dec-08 | -6.02 | ND |
Jan-09 | -5.91 | ND |
Feb-09 | -3.81 | ND |
Mar-09 | -6.62 | ND |
Apr-09 | -4.19 | ND |
May-09 | -3.59 | ND |
Jun-09 | -1.66 | ND |
Jul-09 | -3.70 | ND |
Aug-09 | -2.82 | ND |
Sep-09 | -4.56 | ND |
Oct-09 | -1.02 | ND |
Nov-09 | -2.98 | ND |
Dec-09 | -2.20 | ND |
Jan-10 | -.61 | ND |
Feb-10 | -1.79 | ND |
Mar-10 | .97 | ND |
Apr-10 | -.17 | ND |
May-10 | 2.49 | ND |
Jun-10 | .02 | ND |
Jul-10 | 1.36 | ND |
Aug-10 | -1.63 | ND |
Sep-10 | -3.19 | ND |
Oct-10 | 1.18 | ND |
Nov-10 | 3.71 | ND |
Dec-10 | 5.59 | ND |
Jan-11 | 3.42 | ND |
Feb-11 | 4.36 | ND |
Mar-11 | 4.89 | ND |
Apr-11 | 2.78 | ND |
May-11 | .46 | ND |
Jun-11 | 1.84 | ND |
Jul-11 | 1.39 | ND |
Aug-11 | 2.54 | ND |
Sep-11 | 4.05 | ND |
Oct-11 | 3.21 | ND |
Nov-11 | 6.58 | ND |
Dec-11 | 5.44 | ND |
Jan-12 | 5.34 | ND |
Feb-12 | 3.56 | ND |
01:Q1 | ND | 24 |
01:Q2 | ND | 18 |
01:Q3 | ND | 14 |
01:Q4 | ND | 12 |
02:Q1 | ND | 7 |
02:Q2 | ND | 9 |
02:Q3 | ND | 15 |
02:Q4 | ND | 14 |
03:Q1 | ND | 15 |
03:Q2 | ND | 11 |
03:Q3 | ND | 7 |
03:Q4 | ND | 10 |
04:Q1 | ND | 14 |
04:Q2 | ND | 20 |
04:Q3 | ND | 20 |
04:Q4 | ND | 20 |
05:Q1 | ND | 21 |
05:Q2 | ND | 21 |
05:Q3 | ND | 21 |
05:Q4 | ND | 20 |
06:Q1 | ND | 20 |
06:Q2 | ND | 21 |
06:Q3 | ND | 21 |
06:Q4 | ND | 20 |
07:Q1 | ND | 19 |
07:Q2 | ND | 18 |
07:Q3 | ND | 18 |
07:Q4 | ND | 18 |
08:Q1 | ND | 17 |
08:Q2 | ND | 15 |
08:Q3 | ND | 12 |
08:Q4 | ND | 9 |
09:Q1 | ND | 10 |
09:Q2 | ND | -2 |
09:Q3 | ND | -2 |
09:Q4 | ND | -2 |
10:Q1 | ND | 5 |
10:Q2 | ND | 6 |
10:Q3 | ND | 6 |
10:Q4 | ND | 5 |
11:Q1 | ND | 8 |
11:Q2 | ND | 8 |
11:Q3 | ND | 8 |
11:Q4 | ND | 7 |
Note: ND No data
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
1. Percent planning an increase in employment minus percent planning a reduction. Series seasonally adjusted by FRB staff. Return to table
Source: For NFIB, National Federation of Independent Business; for Manpower,Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Month | Hires | Separations | Layoffs and discharges |
---|---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 5.43 | 5.51 | 2.13 |
Feb-01 | 5.03 | 5.04 | 1.66 |
Mar-01 | 5.26 | 5.48 | 2.17 |
Apr-01 | 5.03 | 5.24 | 1.87 |
May-01 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 1.94 |
Jun-01 | 4.77 | 5.06 | 1.92 |
Jul-01 | 4.84 | 5.08 | 1.92 |
Aug-01 | 4.72 | 4.83 | 1.76 |
Sep-01 | 4.66 | 4.95 | 1.98 |
Oct-01 | 4.70 | 5.13 | 2.10 |
Nov-01 | 4.61 | 4.85 | 2.06 |
Dec-01 | 4.44 | 4.55 | 1.78 |
Jan-02 | 4.55 | 4.76 | 1.76 |
Feb-02 | 4.58 | 4.71 | 1.86 |
Mar-02 | 4.32 | 4.48 | 1.70 |
Apr-02 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 1.83 |
May-02 | 4.65 | 4.67 | 1.85 |
Jun-02 | 4.52 | 4.54 | 1.78 |
Jul-02 | 4.72 | 4.90 | 2.03 |
Aug-02 | 4.51 | 4.53 | 1.75 |
Sep-02 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 1.80 |
Oct-02 | 4.48 | 4.44 | 1.75 |
Nov-02 | 4.53 | 4.47 | 1.80 |
Dec-02 | 4.66 | 4.77 | 1.92 |
Jan-03 | 4.67 | 4.59 | 1.87 |
Feb-03 | 4.39 | 4.52 | 1.84 |
Mar-03 | 4.12 | 4.40 | 1.78 |
Apr-03 | 4.30 | 4.33 | 1.81 |
May-03 | 4.33 | 4.34 | 1.85 |
Jun-03 | 4.42 | 4.48 | 1.96 |
Jul-03 | 4.29 | 4.36 | 1.89 |
Aug-03 | 4.40 | 4.37 | 1.91 |
Sep-03 | 4.49 | 4.34 | 1.69 |
Oct-03 | 4.57 | 4.46 | 1.82 |
Nov-03 | 4.39 | 4.31 | 1.74 |
Dec-03 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 1.91 |
Jan-04 | 4.53 | 4.35 | 1.79 |
Feb-04 | 4.40 | 4.34 | 1.78 |
Mar-04 | 4.82 | 4.62 | 1.82 |
Apr-04 | 4.83 | 4.59 | 1.84 |
May-04 | 4.66 | 4.37 | 1.76 |
Jun-04 | 4.70 | 4.58 | 1.73 |
Jul-04 | 4.59 | 4.57 | 1.75 |
Aug-04 | 4.80 | 4.68 | 1.90 |
Sep-04 | 4.73 | 4.57 | 1.78 |
Oct-04 | 4.82 | 4.49 | 1.70 |
Nov-04 | 4.86 | 4.84 | 1.82 |
Dec-04 | 4.87 | 4.70 | 1.83 |
Jan-05 | 4.86 | 4.77 | 1.81 |
Feb-05 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 1.79 |
Mar-05 | 4.90 | 4.84 | 1.90 |
Apr-05 | 4.99 | 4.68 | 1.74 |
May-05 | 5.00 | 4.86 | 1.87 |
Jun-05 | 5.01 | 4.71 | 1.83 |
Jul-05 | 4.96 | 4.68 | 1.77 |
Aug-05 | 5.13 | 4.92 | 1.77 |
Sep-05 | 5.15 | 4.99 | 1.80 |
Oct-05 | 4.72 | 4.65 | 1.57 |
Nov-05 | 4.89 | 4.61 | 1.55 |
Dec-05 | 4.81 | 4.75 | 1.63 |
Jan-06 | 4.89 | 4.62 | 1.56 |
Feb-06 | 5.03 | 4.77 | 1.60 |
Mar-06 | 4.99 | 4.75 | 1.56 |
Apr-06 | 4.74 | 4.61 | 1.67 |
May-06 | 5.18 | 5.16 | 1.89 |
Jun-06 | 5.00 | 4.85 | 1.63 |
Jul-06 | 5.05 | 4.84 | 1.67 |
Aug-06 | 4.85 | 4.64 | 1.55 |
Sep-06 | 4.84 | 4.70 | 1.62 |
Oct-06 | 4.87 | 4.82 | 1.68 |
Nov-06 | 5.19 | 5.04 | 1.76 |
Dec-06 | 4.94 | 4.92 | 1.67 |
Jan-07 | 4.92 | 4.77 | 1.61 |
Feb-07 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 1.66 |
Mar-07 | 4.98 | 4.81 | 1.68 |
Apr-07 | 4.80 | 4.81 | 1.78 |
May-07 | 4.94 | 4.79 | 1.70 |
Jun-07 | 4.87 | 4.72 | 1.73 |
Jul-07 | 4.78 | 4.70 | 1.65 |
Aug-07 | 4.76 | 4.76 | 1.75 |
Sep-07 | 4.79 | 4.71 | 1.99 |
Oct-07 | 4.88 | 4.78 | 1.80 |
Nov-07 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 1.85 |
Dec-07 | 4.61 | 4.70 | 1.67 |
Jan-08 | 4.61 | 4.67 | 1.72 |
Feb-08 | 4.57 | 4.75 | 1.77 |
Mar-08 | 4.47 | 4.56 | 1.74 |
Apr-08 | 4.60 | 4.83 | 1.77 |
May-08 | 4.38 | 4.57 | 1.80 |
Jun-08 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 1.92 |
Jul-08 | 4.21 | 4.42 | 1.84 |
Aug-08 | 4.30 | 4.61 | 2.03 |
Sep-08 | 4.11 | 4.50 | 1.91 |
Oct-08 | 4.18 | 4.61 | 2.06 |
Nov-08 | 3.69 | 4.43 | 2.10 |
Dec-08 | 3.90 | 4.51 | 2.30 |
Jan-09 | 3.84 | 4.65 | 2.48 |
Feb-09 | 3.74 | 4.45 | 2.36 |
Mar-09 | 3.56 | 4.37 | 2.34 |
Apr-09 | 3.53 | 4.41 | 2.47 |
May-09 | 3.55 | 3.94 | 2.05 |
Jun-09 | 3.42 | 3.86 | 1.96 |
Jul-09 | 3.57 | 3.92 | 2.11 |
Aug-09 | 3.52 | 3.81 | 1.94 |
Sep-09 | 3.63 | 3.79 | 2.02 |
Oct-09 | 3.44 | 3.65 | 1.86 |
Nov-09 | 3.68 | 3.63 | 1.74 |
Dec-09 | 3.59 | 3.64 | 1.83 |
Jan-10 | 3.57 | 3.61 | 1.74 |
Feb-10 | 3.55 | 3.61 | 1.68 |
Mar-10 | 3.89 | 3.71 | 1.73 |
Apr-10 | 3.77 | 3.58 | 1.58 |
May-10 | 3.68 | 3.63 | 1.67 |
Jun-10 | 3.80 | 3.70 | 1.66 |
Jul-10 | 3.78 | 3.73 | 1.77 |
Aug-10 | 3.68 | 3.55 | 1.56 |
Sep-10 | 3.69 | 3.56 | 1.53 |
Oct-10 | 3.74 | 3.51 | 1.52 |
Nov-10 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 1.62 |
Dec-10 | 3.82 | 3.70 | 1.61 |
Jan-11 | 3.67 | 3.56 | 1.58 |
Feb-11 | 3.85 | 3.61 | 1.52 |
Mar-11 | 4.04 | 3.73 | 1.59 |
Apr-11 | 3.74 | 3.50 | 1.48 |
May-11 | 3.92 | 3.87 | 1.73 |
Jun-11 | 3.95 | 3.82 | 1.73 |
Jul-11 | 3.87 | 3.72 | 1.57 |
Aug-11 | 3.93 | 3.84 | 1.65 |
Sep-11 | 4.00 | 3.81 | 1.65 |
Oct-11 | 3.98 | 3.78 | 1.63 |
Nov-11 | 3.99 | 3.75 | 1.65 |
Dec-11 | 3.89 | 3.70 | 1.57 |
Jan-12 | 3.84 | 3.62 | 1.52 |
Note: Data refer to private sector employment. NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Year | GDP | Unemployment |
---|---|---|
1990 | .56 | .75 |
1991 | 1.00 | .98 |
1992 | 4.31 | .31 |
1993 | 2.69 | -.79 |
1994 | 4.16 | -1.00 |
1995 | 2.01 | -.05 |
1996 | 4.44 | -.26 |
1997 | 4.34 | -.63 |
1998 | 4.98 | -.25 |
1999 | 4.82 | -.35 |
2000 | 2.91 | -.16 |
2001 | .40 | 1.62 |
2002 | 1.94 | .31 |
2003 | 3.87 | -.03 |
2004 | 2.90 | -.43 |
2005 | 2.81 | -.44 |
2006 | 2.38 | -.50 |
2007 | 2.21 | .35 |
2008 | -3.32 | 2.08 |
2009 | -.54 | 3.06 |
2010 | 3.14 | -.37 |
2011 | 1.64 | -.87 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Percent |
---|---|
Jan-01 | 67.2 |
Feb-01 | 67.1 |
Mar-01 | 67.2 |
Apr-01 | 66.9 |
May-01 | 66.7 |
Jun-01 | 66.7 |
Jul-01 | 66.8 |
Aug-01 | 66.5 |
Sep-01 | 66.8 |
Oct-01 | 66.7 |
Nov-01 | 66.7 |
Dec-01 | 66.7 |
Jan-02 | 66.5 |
Feb-02 | 66.8 |
Mar-02 | 66.6 |
Apr-02 | 66.7 |
May-02 | 66.7 |
Jun-02 | 66.6 |
Jul-02 | 66.5 |
Aug-02 | 66.6 |
Sep-02 | 66.7 |
Oct-02 | 66.6 |
Nov-02 | 66.4 |
Dec-02 | 66.3 |
Jan-03 | 66.4 |
Feb-03 | 66.4 |
Mar-03 | 66.3 |
Apr-03 | 66.4 |
May-03 | 66.4 |
Jun-03 | 66.5 |
Jul-03 | 66.2 |
Aug-03 | 66.1 |
Sep-03 | 66.1 |
Oct-03 | 66.1 |
Nov-03 | 66.1 |
Dec-03 | 65.9 |
Jan-04 | 66.1 |
Feb-04 | 66.0 |
Mar-04 | 66.0 |
Apr-04 | 65.9 |
May-04 | 66.0 |
Jun-04 | 66.1 |
Jul-04 | 66.1 |
Aug-04 | 66.0 |
Sep-04 | 65.8 |
Oct-04 | 65.9 |
Nov-04 | 66.0 |
Dec-04 | 65.9 |
Jan-05 | 65.8 |
Feb-05 | 65.9 |
Mar-05 | 65.9 |
Apr-05 | 66.1 |
May-05 | 66.1 |
Jun-05 | 66.1 |
Jul-05 | 66.1 |
Aug-05 | 66.2 |
Sep-05 | 66.1 |
Oct-05 | 66.1 |
Nov-05 | 66.0 |
Dec-05 | 66.0 |
Jan-06 | 66.0 |
Feb-06 | 66.1 |
Mar-06 | 66.2 |
Apr-06 | 66.1 |
May-06 | 66.1 |
Jun-06 | 66.2 |
Jul-06 | 66.1 |
Aug-06 | 66.2 |
Sep-06 | 66.1 |
Oct-06 | 66.2 |
Nov-06 | 66.3 |
Dec-06 | 66.4 |
Jan-07 | 66.4 |
Feb-07 | 66.3 |
Mar-07 | 66.2 |
Apr-07 | 65.9 |
May-07 | 66.0 |
Jun-07 | 66.0 |
Jul-07 | 66.0 |
Aug-07 | 65.8 |
Sep-07 | 66.0 |
Oct-07 | 65.8 |
Nov-07 | 66.0 |
Dec-07 | 66.0 |
Jan-08 | 66.2 |
Feb-08 | 66.0 |
Mar-08 | 66.1 |
Apr-08 | 65.9 |
May-08 | 66.1 |
Jun-08 | 66.1 |
Jul-08 | 66.1 |
Aug-08 | 66.1 |
Sep-08 | 65.9 |
Oct-08 | 66.0 |
Nov-08 | 65.8 |
Dec-08 | 65.8 |
Jan-09 | 65.7 |
Feb-09 | 65.8 |
Mar-09 | 65.6 |
Apr-09 | 65.6 |
May-09 | 65.7 |
Jun-09 | 65.7 |
Jul-09 | 65.5 |
Aug-09 | 65.4 |
Sep-09 | 65.1 |
Oct-09 | 65.0 |
Nov-09 | 65.0 |
Dec-09 | 64.6 |
Jan-10 | 64.8 |
Feb-10 | 64.9 |
Mar-10 | 64.9 |
Apr-10 | 65.1 |
May-10 | 64.9 |
Jun-10 | 64.6 |
Jul-10 | 64.6 |
Aug-10 | 64.7 |
Sep-10 | 64.6 |
Oct-10 | 64.4 |
Nov-10 | 64.5 |
Dec-10 | 64.3 |
Jan-11 | 64.2 |
Feb-11 | 64.2 |
Mar-11 | 64.2 |
Apr-11 | 64.2 |
May-11 | 64.2 |
Jun-11 | 64.1 |
Jul-11 | 64.0 |
Aug-11 | 64.1 |
Sep-11 | 64.1 |
Oct-11 | 64.1 |
Nov-11 | 64.0 |
Dec-11 | 64.0 |
Jan-12 | 63.7 |
Feb-12 | 63.9 |
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Unemployment Rate | U-5 |
---|---|---|
Jan-01 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Feb-01 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
Mar-01 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
Apr-01 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
May-01 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
Jun-01 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
Jul-01 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
Aug-01 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Sep-01 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
Oct-01 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
Nov-01 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
Dec-01 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
Jan-02 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
Feb-02 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
Mar-02 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
Apr-02 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
May-02 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
Jun-02 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
Jul-02 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
Aug-02 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
Sep-02 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
Oct-02 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
Nov-02 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
Dec-02 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
Jan-03 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
Feb-03 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Mar-03 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Apr-03 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
May-03 | 6.1 | 7.0 |
Jun-03 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
Jul-03 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
Aug-03 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
Sep-03 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
Oct-03 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
Nov-03 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
Dec-03 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
Jan-04 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
Feb-04 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Mar-04 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
Apr-04 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
May-04 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Jun-04 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Jul-04 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
Aug-04 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
Sep-04 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
Oct-04 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
Nov-04 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
Dec-04 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
Jan-05 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
Feb-05 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
Mar-05 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
Apr-05 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
May-05 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
Jun-05 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Jul-05 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Aug-05 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
Sep-05 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Oct-05 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Nov-05 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Dec-05 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Jan-06 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
Feb-06 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
Mar-06 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
Apr-06 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
May-06 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
Jun-06 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
Jul-06 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
Aug-06 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
Sep-06 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
Oct-06 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
Nov-06 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
Dec-06 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
Jan-07 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
Feb-07 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
Mar-07 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
Apr-07 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
May-07 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
Jun-07 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
Jul-07 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
Aug-07 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
Sep-07 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
Oct-07 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
Nov-07 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
Dec-07 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
Jan-08 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Feb-08 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Mar-08 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
Apr-08 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
May-08 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
Jun-08 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
Jul-08 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
Aug-08 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
Sep-08 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
Oct-08 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Nov-08 | 6.8 | 8.0 |
Dec-08 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
Jan-09 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
Feb-09 | 8.3 | 9.5 |
Mar-09 | 8.7 | 9.9 |
Apr-09 | 8.9 | 10.1 |
May-09 | 9.4 | 10.6 |
Jun-09 | 9.5 | 10.8 |
Jul-09 | 9.5 | 10.8 |
Aug-09 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
Sep-09 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
Oct-09 | 10.0 | 11.4 |
Nov-09 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
Dec-09 | 9.9 | 11.3 |
Jan-10 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
Feb-10 | 9.8 | 11.2 |
Mar-10 | 9.8 | 11.1 |
Apr-10 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
May-10 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
Jun-10 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
Jul-10 | 9.5 | 11.0 |
Aug-10 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
Sep-10 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
Oct-10 | 9.5 | 11.0 |
Nov-10 | 9.8 | 11.3 |
Dec-10 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
Jan-11 | 9.1 | 10.7 |
Feb-11 | 9.0 | 10.6 |
Mar-11 | 8.9 | 10.3 |
Apr-11 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
May-11 | 9.0 | 10.3 |
Jun-11 | 9.1 | 10.7 |
Jul-11 | 9.1 | 10.7 |
Aug-11 | 9.1 | 10.6 |
Sep-11 | 9.0 | 10.5 |
Oct-11 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
Nov-11 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
Dec-11 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
Jan-12 | 8.3 | 9.9 |
Feb-12 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
Note: U-5 measures total unemployed plus all marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the labor force plus persons marginally attached to the labor force. NBER recession periods represented in this chart are March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Mean | Median |
---|---|---|
Jan-78 | 12.9 | 6.5 |
Feb-78 | 12.5 | 6.7 |
Mar-78 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
Apr-78 | 12.3 | 6.1 |
May-78 | 12.1 | 5.7 |
Jun-78 | 12.1 | 6.0 |
Jul-78 | 12.0 | 5.8 |
Aug-78 | 11.4 | 5.8 |
Sep-78 | 11.4 | 5.6 |
Oct-78 | 11.7 | 5.9 |
Nov-78 | 11.1 | 5.5 |
Dec-78 | 10.6 | 5.6 |
Jan-79 | 11.1 | 5.9 |
Feb-79 | 11.2 | 5.9 |
Mar-79 | 11.7 | 5.9 |
Apr-79 | 11.0 | 5.4 |
May-79 | 11.1 | 5.6 |
Jun-79 | 10.4 | 5.6 |
Jul-79 | 10.3 | 5.9 |
Aug-79 | 10.6 | 4.8 |
Sep-79 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
Oct-79 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
Nov-79 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
Dec-79 | 10.8 | 5.7 |
Jan-80 | 10.4 | 5.3 |
Feb-80 | 10.6 | 5.8 |
Mar-80 | 11.0 | 6.0 |
Apr-80 | 11.4 | 5.8 |
May-80 | 10.9 | 5.7 |
Jun-80 | 11.3 | 6.4 |
Jul-80 | 11.8 | 7.0 |
Aug-80 | 12.4 | 7.5 |
Sep-80 | 12.9 | 7.7 |
Oct-80 | 13.1 | 7.5 |
Nov-80 | 13.6 | 7.7 |
Dec-80 | 13.7 | 7.5 |
Jan-81 | 14.3 | 7.4 |
Feb-81 | 14.1 | 7.1 |
Mar-81 | 14.0 | 7.1 |
Apr-81 | 13.9 | 7.4 |
May-81 | 13.6 | 6.9 |
Jun-81 | 13.7 | 6.6 |
Jul-81 | 13.8 | 7.1 |
Aug-81 | 14.4 | 7.2 |
Sep-81 | 13.6 | 6.8 |
Oct-81 | 13.5 | 6.8 |
Nov-81 | 13.1 | 6.9 |
Dec-81 | 13.1 | 6.9 |
Jan-82 | 13.4 | 7.1 |
Feb-82 | 14.1 | 7.5 |
Mar-82 | 14.1 | 7.7 |
Apr-82 | 14.5 | 8.1 |
May-82 | 14.9 | 8.5 |
Jun-82 | 15.7 | 9.5 |
Jul-82 | 15.4 | 8.5 |
Aug-82 | 16.2 | 8.7 |
Sep-82 | 16.6 | 9.5 |
Oct-82 | 17.2 | 9.7 |
Nov-82 | 17.1 | 10.0 |
Dec-82 | 18.1 | 10.2 |
Jan-83 | 19.4 | 11.1 |
Feb-83 | 19.2 | 9.8 |
Mar-83 | 19.4 | 10.4 |
Apr-83 | 19.5 | 10.9 |
May-83 | 20.5 | 12.3 |
Jun-83 | 20.8 | 11.3 |
Jul-83 | 21.2 | 10.1 |
Aug-83 | 20.0 | 9.3 |
Sep-83 | 20.2 | 9.3 |
Oct-83 | 20.2 | 9.4 |
Nov-83 | 19.7 | 9.3 |
Dec-83 | 19.2 | 8.7 |
Jan-84 | 20.4 | 9.1 |
Feb-84 | 19.0 | 8.3 |
Mar-84 | 19.1 | 8.3 |
Apr-84 | 18.9 | 8.2 |
May-84 | 18.8 | 9.1 |
Jun-84 | 18.1 | 7.5 |
Jul-84 | 18.0 | 7.5 |
Aug-84 | 17.3 | 7.3 |
Sep-84 | 17.0 | 7.6 |
Oct-84 | 16.7 | 7.2 |
Nov-84 | 17.0 | 7.2 |
Dec-84 | 16.8 | 7.3 |
Jan-85 | 15.9 | 6.8 |
Feb-85 | 15.9 | 7.1 |
Mar-85 | 16.1 | 7.1 |
Apr-85 | 16.4 | 6.9 |
May-85 | 15.3 | 6.9 |
Jun-85 | 15.5 | 6.6 |
Jul-85 | 15.5 | 6.9 |
Aug-85 | 15.3 | 7.1 |
Sep-85 | 15.3 | 6.9 |
Oct-85 | 15.3 | 7.1 |
Nov-85 | 15.7 | 7.0 |
Dec-85 | 15.1 | 6.8 |
Jan-86 | 14.8 | 6.7 |
Feb-86 | 15.2 | 6.9 |
Mar-86 | 14.6 | 6.8 |
Apr-86 | 14.7 | 6.7 |
May-86 | 14.7 | 6.8 |
Jun-86 | 15.2 | 7.0 |
Jul-86 | 15.2 | 6.9 |
Aug-86 | 15.5 | 7.1 |
Sep-86 | 15.4 | 7.4 |
Oct-86 | 15.2 | 7.0 |
Nov-86 | 15.0 | 7.1 |
Dec-86 | 15.0 | 7.1 |
Jan-87 | 14.9 | 6.9 |
Feb-87 | 14.7 | 6.6 |
Mar-87 | 14.9 | 6.6 |
Apr-87 | 14.8 | 7.1 |
May-87 | 14.9 | 6.6 |
Jun-87 | 14.9 | 6.5 |
Jul-87 | 14.2 | 6.5 |
Aug-87 | 14.4 | 6.4 |
Sep-87 | 14.2 | 6.0 |
Oct-87 | 14.0 | 6.3 |
Nov-87 | 14.0 | 6.2 |
Dec-87 | 14.2 | 6.0 |
Jan-88 | 14.2 | 6.2 |
Feb-88 | 14.4 | 6.3 |
Mar-88 | 13.7 | 6.4 |
Apr-88 | 13.3 | 5.9 |
May-88 | 13.8 | 5.9 |
Jun-88 | 13.1 | 5.8 |
Jul-88 | 13.4 | 6.1 |
Aug-88 | 13.6 | 5.9 |
Sep-88 | 13.6 | 5.7 |
Oct-88 | 13.4 | 5.6 |
Nov-88 | 12.6 | 5.7 |
Dec-88 | 12.9 | 5.9 |
Jan-89 | 12.6 | 5.6 |
Feb-89 | 12.4 | 5.4 |
Mar-89 | 12.3 | 5.4 |
Apr-89 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
May-89 | 12.0 | 5.3 |
Jun-89 | 11.1 | 5.4 |
Jul-89 | 11.8 | 5.6 |
Aug-89 | 11.4 | 5.0 |
Sep-89 | 11.5 | 4.9 |
Oct-89 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
Nov-89 | 11.7 | 4.8 |
Dec-89 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
Jan-90 | 11.8 | 5.1 |
Feb-90 | 11.6 | 5.3 |
Mar-90 | 11.7 | 5.1 |
Apr-90 | 11.8 | 4.8 |
May-90 | 11.7 | 5.2 |
Jun-90 | 11.6 | 5.2 |
Jul-90 | 11.9 | 5.4 |
Aug-90 | 12.2 | 5.4 |
Sep-90 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
Oct-90 | 12.2 | 5.8 |
Nov-90 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
Dec-90 | 12.5 | 5.9 |
Jan-91 | 12.2 | 6.0 |
Feb-91 | 12.7 | 6.2 |
Mar-91 | 12.9 | 6.7 |
Apr-91 | 13.5 | 6.6 |
May-91 | 12.9 | 6.4 |
Jun-91 | 13.7 | 6.9 |
Jul-91 | 13.8 | 7.0 |
Aug-91 | 13.9 | 7.3 |
Sep-91 | 14.0 | 6.8 |
Oct-91 | 14.4 | 7.2 |
Nov-91 | 14.8 | 7.5 |
Dec-91 | 15.4 | 7.8 |
Jan-92 | 16.1 | 8.1 |
Feb-92 | 16.7 | 8.2 |
Mar-92 | 17.1 | 8.3 |
Apr-92 | 17.4 | 8.5 |
May-92 | 17.8 | 8.8 |
Jun-92 | 18.2 | 8.7 |
Jul-92 | 18.1 | 8.6 |
Aug-92 | 18.0 | 8.8 |
Sep-92 | 18.1 | 8.6 |
Oct-92 | 18.9 | 9.0 |
Nov-92 | 17.9 | 9.0 |
Dec-92 | 19.0 | 9.3 |
Jan-93 | 18.3 | 8.6 |
Feb-93 | 18.2 | 8.5 |
Mar-93 | 17.6 | 8.5 |
Apr-93 | 17.6 | 8.4 |
May-93 | 17.5 | 8.1 |
Jun-93 | 17.8 | 8.3 |
Jul-93 | 17.7 | 8.2 |
Aug-93 | 18.0 | 8.2 |
Sep-93 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
Oct-93 | 18.1 | 8.0 |
Nov-93 | 18.6 | 8.3 |
Dec-93 | 18.3 | 8.3 |
Jan-94 | 18.6 | 8.6 |
Feb-94 | 19.0 | 9.2 |
Mar-94 | 19.0 | 9.3 |
Apr-94 | 19.0 | 9.1 |
May-94 | 19.5 | 9.2 |
Jun-94 | 18.8 | 9.3 |
Jul-94 | 19.0 | 9.0 |
Aug-94 | 18.8 | 8.9 |
Sep-94 | 18.7 | 9.2 |
Oct-94 | 19.3 | 10.0 |
Nov-94 | 18.0 | 9.0 |
Dec-94 | 17.8 | 8.7 |
Jan-95 | 17.1 | 8.0 |
Feb-95 | 17.0 | 8.1 |
Mar-95 | 17.3 | 8.3 |
Apr-95 | 17.6 | 8.3 |
May-95 | 17.0 | 9.1 |
Jun-95 | 15.9 | 7.9 |
Jul-95 | 16.5 | 8.5 |
Aug-95 | 16.2 | 8.3 |
Sep-95 | 16.2 | 7.9 |
Oct-95 | 16.0 | 8.2 |
Nov-95 | 16.4 | 8.0 |
Dec-95 | 16.3 | 8.3 |
Jan-96 | 16.1 | 8.3 |
Feb-96 | 16.4 | 7.8 |
Mar-96 | 17.3 | 8.3 |
Apr-96 | 17.6 | 8.6 |
May-96 | 17.0 | 8.6 |
Jun-96 | 17.6 | 8.3 |
Jul-96 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
Aug-96 | 17.3 | 8.4 |
Sep-96 | 16.8 | 8.5 |
Oct-96 | 16.3 | 8.3 |
Nov-96 | 15.9 | 7.7 |
Dec-96 | 15.6 | 7.8 |
Jan-97 | 16.0 | 7.8 |
Feb-97 | 15.8 | 8.1 |
Mar-97 | 15.5 | 7.9 |
Apr-97 | 15.6 | 8.3 |
May-97 | 15.4 | 8.0 |
Jun-97 | 15.5 | 8.0 |
Jul-97 | 16.4 | 8.3 |
Aug-97 | 16.0 | 7.8 |
Sep-97 | 15.9 | 8.2 |
Oct-97 | 16.1 | 7.7 |
Nov-97 | 15.4 | 7.6 |
Dec-97 | 15.9 | 7.5 |
Jan-98 | 15.6 | 7.4 |
Feb-98 | 15.4 | 7.0 |
Mar-98 | 14.5 | 6.8 |
Apr-98 | 14.7 | 6.7 |
May-98 | 14.7 | 6.0 |
Jun-98 | 14.1 | 6.9 |
Jul-98 | 14.1 | 6.7 |
Aug-98 | 13.7 | 6.8 |
Sep-98 | 14.4 | 6.7 |
Oct-98 | 14.1 | 5.8 |
Nov-98 | 14.5 | 6.6 |
Dec-98 | 14.0 | 6.8 |
Jan-99 | 13.4 | 6.9 |
Feb-99 | 13.8 | 6.8 |
Mar-99 | 13.4 | 6.8 |
Apr-99 | 13.3 | 6.2 |
May-99 | 13.4 | 6.5 |
Jun-99 | 14.3 | 6.3 |
Jul-99 | 13.6 | 5.8 |
Aug-99 | 13.1 | 6.5 |
Sep-99 | 13.1 | 6.0 |
Oct-99 | 13.3 | 6.1 |
Nov-99 | 12.9 | 6.2 |
Dec-99 | 12.9 | 5.8 |
Jan-00 | 13.1 | 5.8 |
Feb-00 | 12.6 | 6.1 |
Mar-00 | 12.7 | 6.0 |
Apr-00 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
May-00 | 12.6 | 5.8 |
Jun-00 | 12.3 | 5.7 |
Jul-00 | 13.4 | 6.0 |
Aug-00 | 12.9 | 6.3 |
Sep-00 | 12.2 | 5.2 |
Oct-00 | 12.7 | 6.1 |
Nov-00 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
Dec-00 | 12.5 | 6.0 |
Jan-01 | 12.7 | 5.8 |
Feb-01 | 12.8 | 6.1 |
Mar-01 | 12.8 | 6.6 |
Apr-01 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
May-01 | 12.1 | 6.3 |
Jun-01 | 12.7 | 6.0 |
Jul-01 | 12.9 | 6.8 |
Aug-01 | 13.3 | 6.9 |
Sep-01 | 13.2 | 7.2 |
Oct-01 | 13.3 | 7.3 |
Nov-01 | 14.3 | 7.7 |
Dec-01 | 14.5 | 8.2 |
Jan-02 | 14.7 | 8.4 |
Feb-02 | 15.0 | 8.3 |
Mar-02 | 15.4 | 8.4 |
Apr-02 | 16.3 | 8.9 |
May-02 | 16.8 | 9.5 |
Jun-02 | 16.9 | 11.0 |
Jul-02 | 16.9 | 8.9 |
Aug-02 | 16.5 | 9.0 |
Sep-02 | 17.6 | 9.5 |
Oct-02 | 17.8 | 9.6 |
Nov-02 | 17.6 | 9.3 |
Dec-02 | 18.5 | 9.6 |
Jan-03 | 18.5 | 9.6 |
Feb-03 | 18.5 | 9.5 |
Mar-03 | 18.1 | 9.7 |
Apr-03 | 19.4 | 10.2 |
May-03 | 19.0 | 9.9 |
Jun-03 | 19.9 | 11.5 |
Jul-03 | 19.7 | 10.3 |
Aug-03 | 19.2 | 10.1 |
Sep-03 | 19.5 | 10.2 |
Oct-03 | 19.3 | 10.4 |
Nov-03 | 19.9 | 10.3 |
Dec-03 | 19.8 | 10.4 |
Jan-04 | 19.9 | 10.6 |
Feb-04 | 20.1 | 10.2 |
Mar-04 | 19.8 | 10.2 |
Apr-04 | 19.6 | 9.5 |
May-04 | 19.8 | 9.9 |
Jun-04 | 20.5 | 11.0 |
Jul-04 | 18.8 | 8.9 |
Aug-04 | 18.8 | 9.2 |
Sep-04 | 19.4 | 9.6 |
Oct-04 | 19.5 | 9.5 |
Nov-04 | 19.7 | 9.7 |
Dec-04 | 19.4 | 9.5 |
Jan-05 | 19.5 | 9.4 |
Feb-05 | 19.1 | 9.2 |
Mar-05 | 19.5 | 9.3 |
Apr-05 | 19.6 | 9.0 |
May-05 | 18.6 | 9.1 |
Jun-05 | 17.9 | 9.0 |
Jul-05 | 17.6 | 8.8 |
Aug-05 | 18.4 | 9.2 |
Sep-05 | 17.9 | 8.4 |
Oct-05 | 17.9 | 8.6 |
Nov-05 | 17.5 | 8.5 |
Dec-05 | 17.5 | 8.7 |
Jan-06 | 16.9 | 8.6 |
Feb-06 | 17.8 | 9.1 |
Mar-06 | 17.1 | 8.7 |
Apr-06 | 16.7 | 8.4 |
May-06 | 17.1 | 8.5 |
Jun-06 | 16.6 | 7.3 |
Jul-06 | 17.1 | 8.0 |
Aug-06 | 17.1 | 8.4 |
Sep-06 | 17.1 | 8.0 |
Oct-06 | 16.3 | 7.9 |
Nov-06 | 16.2 | 8.3 |
Dec-06 | 16.1 | 7.5 |
Jan-07 | 16.3 | 8.3 |
Feb-07 | 16.7 | 8.5 |
Mar-07 | 17.8 | 9.1 |
Apr-07 | 16.9 | 8.6 |
May-07 | 16.6 | 8.2 |
Jun-07 | 16.5 | 7.7 |
Jul-07 | 17.2 | 8.7 |
Aug-07 | 17.0 | 8.8 |
Sep-07 | 16.3 | 8.7 |
Oct-07 | 17.0 | 8.4 |
Nov-07 | 17.3 | 8.6 |
Dec-07 | 16.6 | 8.4 |
Jan-08 | 17.4 | 9.0 |
Feb-08 | 16.9 | 8.7 |
Mar-08 | 16.5 | 8.7 |
Apr-08 | 16.9 | 9.3 |
May-08 | 16.6 | 7.9 |
Jun-08 | 17.1 | 9.0 |
Jul-08 | 17.0 | 9.7 |
Aug-08 | 17.7 | 9.6 |
Sep-08 | 18.7 | 10.2 |
Oct-08 | 20.0 | 10.4 |
Nov-08 | 18.9 | 9.8 |
Dec-08 | 19.9 | 10.6 |
Jan-09 | 19.8 | 10.7 |
Feb-09 | 20.1 | 11.7 |
Mar-09 | 20.8 | 12.3 |
Apr-09 | 21.6 | 13.1 |
May-09 | 22.4 | 14.2 |
Jun-09 | 23.9 | 17.2 |
Jul-09 | 25.1 | 15.9 |
Aug-09 | 25.3 | 16.0 |
Sep-09 | 26.7 | 17.7 |
Oct-09 | 27.6 | 18.9 |
Nov-09 | 29.1 | 20.0 |
Dec-09 | 29.8 | 20.3 |
Jan-10 | 30.3 | 20.1 |
Feb-10 | 29.8 | 19.9 |
Mar-10 | 31.4 | 20.4 |
Apr-10 | 33.1 | 22.0 |
May-10 | 33.9 | 22.5 |
Jun-10 | 34.5 | 25.0 |
Jul-10 | 33.7 | 21.8 |
Aug-10 | 33.6 | 20.5 |
Sep-10 | 33.5 | 20.1 |
Oct-10 | 34.3 | 21.5 |
Nov-10 | 34.2 | 21.5 |
Dec-10 | 34.9 | 22.3 |
Jan-11 | 37.1 | 21.7 |
Feb-11 | 37.4 | 21.1 |
Mar-11 | 38.9 | 21.6 |
Apr-11 | 38.3 | 20.8 |
May-11 | 39.6 | 21.9 |
Jun-11 | 39.8 | 22.1 |
Jul-11 | 40.2 | 21.2 |
Aug-11 | 40.3 | 21.7 |
Sep-11 | 40.4 | 21.8 |
Oct-11 | 39.2 | 20.8 |
Nov-11 | 40.9 | 21.5 |
Dec-11 | 40.8 | 21.0 |
Jan-12 | 40.1 | 21.1 |
Feb-12 | 40.0 | 20.3 |
Note: For the mean duration of unemployment, survey responses are top-coded at 2 years before April 2011 and at 5 years thereafter. NBER recession periods represented in this chart are January 1980 to July 1980; July 1981 to November 1982; July 1990 to March 1991; March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Month | Percent of all unemployed |
---|---|
Jan-78 | 12.6 |
Feb-78 | 10.6 |
Mar-78 | 11.2 |
Apr-78 | 11.1 |
May-78 | 11.3 |
Jun-78 | 10.5 |
Jul-78 | 10.4 |
Aug-78 | 10.1 |
Sep-78 | 10.2 |
Oct-78 | 10.0 |
Nov-78 | 8.8 |
Dec-78 | 8.2 |
Jan-79 | 8.8 |
Feb-79 | 9.0 |
Mar-79 | 9.6 |
Apr-79 | 9.0 |
May-79 | 8.8 |
Jun-79 | 8.8 |
Jul-79 | 7.8 |
Aug-79 | 8.5 |
Sep-79 | 8.6 |
Oct-79 | 8.5 |
Nov-79 | 9.0 |
Dec-79 | 8.6 |
Jan-80 | 8.3 |
Feb-80 | 7.6 |
Mar-80 | 9.1 |
Apr-80 | 9.3 |
May-80 | 8.9 |
Jun-80 | 9.6 |
Jul-80 | 10.7 |
Aug-80 | 11.3 |
Sep-80 | 12.0 |
Oct-80 | 13.1 |
Nov-80 | 14.2 |
Dec-80 | 14.8 |
Jan-81 | 15.7 |
Feb-81 | 15.5 |
Mar-81 | 15.2 |
Apr-81 | 14.4 |
May-81 | 14.0 |
Jun-81 | 14.0 |
Jul-81 | 13.8 |
Aug-81 | 14.5 |
Sep-81 | 13.5 |
Oct-81 | 13.2 |
Nov-81 | 12.7 |
Dec-81 | 12.6 |
Jan-82 | 12.6 |
Feb-82 | 13.2 |
Mar-82 | 13.6 |
Apr-82 | 14.6 |
May-82 | 15.5 |
Jun-82 | 17.0 |
Jul-82 | 16.8 |
Aug-82 | 17.0 |
Sep-82 | 17.8 |
Oct-82 | 19.5 |
Nov-82 | 19.5 |
Dec-82 | 21.3 |
Jan-83 | 22.9 |
Feb-83 | 23.5 |
Mar-83 | 24.4 |
Apr-83 | 24.6 |
May-83 | 24.9 |
Jun-83 | 26.0 |
Jul-83 | 24.5 |
Aug-83 | 23.6 |
Sep-83 | 23.5 |
Oct-83 | 23.1 |
Nov-83 | 22.7 |
Dec-83 | 22.0 |
Jan-84 | 22.4 |
Feb-84 | 20.8 |
Mar-84 | 20.4 |
Apr-84 | 20.3 |
May-84 | 20.0 |
Jun-84 | 19.3 |
Jul-84 | 18.7 |
Aug-84 | 17.6 |
Sep-84 | 17.2 |
Oct-84 | 17.1 |
Nov-84 | 17.4 |
Dec-84 | 16.7 |
Jan-85 | 15.5 |
Feb-85 | 16.2 |
Mar-85 | 16.1 |
Apr-85 | 16.4 |
May-85 | 14.8 |
Jun-85 | 15.3 |
Jul-85 | 15.0 |
Aug-85 | 14.9 |
Sep-85 | 14.8 |
Oct-85 | 14.5 |
Nov-85 | 16.0 |
Dec-85 | 14.8 |
Jan-86 | 13.9 |
Feb-86 | 14.1 |
Mar-86 | 14.0 |
Apr-86 | 13.9 |
May-86 | 13.8 |
Jun-86 | 15.0 |
Jul-86 | 14.7 |
Aug-86 | 14.7 |
Sep-86 | 14.8 |
Oct-86 | 14.8 |
Nov-86 | 14.3 |
Dec-86 | 14.6 |
Jan-87 | 14.3 |
Feb-87 | 14.2 |
Mar-87 | 14.3 |
Apr-87 | 14.4 |
May-87 | 14.8 |
Jun-87 | 14.5 |
Jul-87 | 13.5 |
Aug-87 | 14.5 |
Sep-87 | 13.9 |
Oct-87 | 13.3 |
Nov-87 | 13.1 |
Dec-87 | 13.0 |
Jan-88 | 12.5 |
Feb-88 | 12.9 |
Mar-88 | 12.3 |
Apr-88 | 12.3 |
May-88 | 12.5 |
Jun-88 | 12.3 |
Jul-88 | 11.9 |
Aug-88 | 11.7 |
Sep-88 | 12.3 |
Oct-88 | 11.8 |
Nov-88 | 10.8 |
Dec-88 | 11.4 |
Jan-89 | 11.0 |
Feb-89 | 10.0 |
Mar-89 | 10.7 |
Apr-89 | 11.0 |
May-89 | 9.9 |
Jun-89 | 9.3 |
Jul-89 | 9.5 |
Aug-89 | 8.7 |
Sep-89 | 9.1 |
Oct-89 | 9.8 |
Nov-89 | 9.8 |
Dec-89 | 9.6 |
Jan-90 | 9.7 |
Feb-90 | 9.4 |
Mar-90 | 9.6 |
Apr-90 | 9.5 |
May-90 | 9.5 |
Jun-90 | 9.5 |
Jul-90 | 9.8 |
Aug-90 | 10.2 |
Sep-90 | 10.6 |
Oct-90 | 10.4 |
Nov-90 | 10.8 |
Dec-90 | 10.6 |
Jan-91 | 10.9 |
Feb-91 | 10.9 |
Mar-91 | 11.1 |
Apr-91 | 11.6 |
May-91 | 11.9 |
Jun-91 | 12.6 |
Jul-91 | 12.9 |
Aug-91 | 13.5 |
Sep-91 | 13.7 |
Oct-91 | 13.9 |
Nov-91 | 15.4 |
Dec-91 | 16.4 |
Jan-92 | 17.5 |
Feb-92 | 18.1 |
Mar-92 | 18.8 |
Apr-92 | 18.9 |
May-92 | 20.6 |
Jun-92 | 21.3 |
Jul-92 | 21.5 |
Aug-92 | 21.0 |
Sep-92 | 21.5 |
Oct-92 | 23.1 |
Nov-92 | 20.7 |
Dec-92 | 21.4 |
Jan-93 | 21.2 |
Feb-93 | 20.7 |
Mar-93 | 20.0 |
Apr-93 | 18.2 |
May-93 | 19.6 |
Jun-93 | 19.5 |
Jul-93 | 19.8 |
Aug-93 | 20.1 |
Sep-93 | 20.2 |
Oct-93 | 20.4 |
Nov-93 | 21.0 |
Dec-93 | 20.8 |
Jan-94 | 20.1 |
Feb-94 | 20.7 |
Mar-94 | 21.2 |
Apr-94 | 21.3 |
May-94 | 21.3 |
Jun-94 | 19.9 |
Jul-94 | 19.6 |
Aug-94 | 19.6 |
Sep-94 | 20.0 |
Oct-94 | 20.8 |
Nov-94 | 19.7 |
Dec-94 | 18.9 |
Jan-95 | 18.3 |
Feb-95 | 17.2 |
Mar-95 | 18.8 |
Apr-95 | 18.7 |
May-95 | 17.5 |
Jun-95 | 16.8 |
Jul-95 | 16.7 |
Aug-95 | 16.3 |
Sep-95 | 16.9 |
Oct-95 | 16.5 |
Nov-95 | 16.7 |
Dec-95 | 16.4 |
Jan-96 | 16.2 |
Feb-96 | 16.5 |
Mar-96 | 18.2 |
Apr-96 | 18.3 |
May-96 | 18.1 |
Jun-96 | 19.4 |
Jul-96 | 18.3 |
Aug-96 | 18.2 |
Sep-96 | 17.4 |
Oct-96 | 16.7 |
Nov-96 | 15.7 |
Dec-96 | 16.1 |
Jan-97 | 16.1 |
Feb-97 | 15.7 |
Mar-97 | 15.6 |
Apr-97 | 16.2 |
May-97 | 15.7 |
Jun-97 | 15.8 |
Jul-97 | 16.3 |
Aug-97 | 16.2 |
Sep-97 | 16.2 |
Oct-97 | 16.0 |
Nov-97 | 14.8 |
Dec-97 | 15.4 |
Jan-98 | 15.7 |
Feb-98 | 15.2 |
Mar-98 | 14.1 |
Apr-98 | 14.7 |
May-98 | 13.8 |
Jun-98 | 12.6 |
Jul-98 | 13.3 |
Aug-98 | 13.2 |
Sep-98 | 14.5 |
Oct-98 | 13.6 |
Nov-98 | 14.4 |
Dec-98 | 13.5 |
Jan-99 | 12.0 |
Feb-99 | 13.2 |
Mar-99 | 12.2 |
Apr-99 | 11.4 |
May-99 | 12.4 |
Jun-99 | 13.7 |
Jul-99 | 12.3 |
Aug-99 | 12.1 |
Sep-99 | 12.0 |
Oct-99 | 12.4 |
Nov-99 | 11.9 |
Dec-99 | 12.1 |
Jan-00 | 12.7 |
Feb-00 | 10.8 |
Mar-00 | 11.0 |
Apr-00 | 10.7 |
May-00 | 11.1 |
Jun-00 | 11.2 |
Jul-00 | 12.3 |
Aug-00 | 12.2 |
Sep-00 | 11.5 |
Oct-00 | 11.3 |
Nov-00 | 10.6 |
Dec-00 | 11.4 |
Jan-01 | 11.3 |
Feb-01 | 11.7 |
Mar-01 | 11.1 |
Apr-01 | 11.0 |
May-01 | 10.0 |
Jun-01 | 11.2 |
Jul-01 | 10.8 |
Aug-01 | 12.2 |
Sep-01 | 11.5 |
Oct-01 | 11.8 |
Nov-01 | 13.9 |
Dec-01 | 13.6 |
Jan-02 | 14.6 |
Feb-02 | 14.9 |
Mar-02 | 15.9 |
Apr-02 | 16.8 |
May-02 | 18.8 |
Jun-02 | 19.6 |
Jul-02 | 19.0 |
Aug-02 | 18.9 |
Sep-02 | 19.1 |
Oct-02 | 19.9 |
Nov-02 | 20.5 |
Dec-02 | 22.1 |
Jan-03 | 20.5 |
Feb-03 | 21.8 |
Mar-03 | 21.0 |
Apr-03 | 21.9 |
May-03 | 21.6 |
Jun-03 | 22.8 |
Jul-03 | 22.0 |
Aug-03 | 22.2 |
Sep-03 | 22.5 |
Oct-03 | 22.4 |
Nov-03 | 23.4 |
Dec-03 | 23.1 |
Jan-04 | 22.7 |
Feb-04 | 22.9 |
Mar-04 | 23.6 |
Apr-04 | 22.1 |
May-04 | 21.9 |
Jun-04 | 22.5 |
Jul-04 | 20.7 |
Aug-04 | 20.3 |
Sep-04 | 21.4 |
Oct-04 | 21.5 |
Nov-04 | 21.4 |
Dec-04 | 20.8 |
Jan-05 | 21.2 |
Feb-05 | 20.4 |
Mar-05 | 21.8 |
Apr-05 | 21.0 |
May-05 | 20.1 |
Jun-05 | 18.5 |
Jul-05 | 18.7 |
Aug-05 | 18.9 |
Sep-05 | 18.9 |
Oct-05 | 18.9 |
Nov-05 | 18.0 |
Dec-05 | 18.7 |
Jan-06 | 16.7 |
Feb-06 | 18.7 |
Mar-06 | 18.6 |
Apr-06 | 18.6 |
May-06 | 18.9 |
Jun-06 | 16.6 |
Jul-06 | 18.3 |
Aug-06 | 18.3 |
Sep-06 | 18.1 |
Oct-06 | 15.9 |
Nov-06 | 16.4 |
Dec-06 | 16.2 |
Jan-07 | 16.3 |
Feb-07 | 18.0 |
Mar-07 | 18.6 |
Apr-07 | 17.4 |
May-07 | 16.5 |
Jun-07 | 16.4 |
Jul-07 | 18.3 |
Aug-07 | 17.5 |
Sep-07 | 17.5 |
Oct-07 | 17.7 |
Nov-07 | 18.9 |
Dec-07 | 17.4 |
Jan-08 | 18.5 |
Feb-08 | 17.8 |
Mar-08 | 16.8 |
Apr-08 | 17.8 |
May-08 | 18.4 |
Jun-08 | 18.2 |
Jul-08 | 18.9 |
Aug-08 | 19.7 |
Sep-08 | 21.2 |
Oct-08 | 22.2 |
Nov-08 | 21.1 |
Dec-08 | 23.0 |
Jan-09 | 22.6 |
Feb-09 | 23.5 |
Mar-09 | 24.3 |
Apr-09 | 27.1 |
May-09 | 27.2 |
Jun-09 | 29.1 |
Jul-09 | 33.9 |
Aug-09 | 34.2 |
Sep-09 | 36.4 |
Oct-09 | 36.4 |
Nov-09 | 39.3 |
Dec-09 | 40.2 |
Jan-10 | 41.5 |
Feb-10 | 41.2 |
Mar-10 | 43.7 |
Apr-10 | 45.4 |
May-10 | 45.2 |
Jun-10 | 44.9 |
Jul-10 | 44.6 |
Aug-10 | 42.5 |
Sep-10 | 41.9 |
Oct-10 | 42.3 |
Nov-10 | 42.3 |
Dec-10 | 44.3 |
Jan-11 | 43.9 |
Feb-11 | 43.9 |
Mar-11 | 45.5 |
Apr-11 | 43.2 |
May-11 | 45.0 |
Jun-11 | 44.2 |
Jul-11 | 44.4 |
Aug-11 | 43.1 |
Sep-11 | 44.7 |
Oct-11 | 42.2 |
Nov-11 | 43.1 |
Dec-11 | 42.5 |
Jan-12 | 42.9 |
Feb-12 | 42.6 |
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are January 1980 to July 1980; July 1981 to November 1982; July 1990 to March 1991; March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
1. Percent planning an increase in employment minus percent planning a reduction. Series seasonally adjusted by FRB staff. Return to table
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Quarter | 1-4 weeks | 5-14 weeks | 15-26 weeks | 27+ weeks |
---|---|---|---|---|
94:Q1 | 34.22 | 24.99 | 20.41 | 15.11 |
94:Q2 | 36.56 | 26.76 | 21.07 | 17.23 |
94:Q3 | 36.33 | 26.38 | 19.61 | 16.70 |
94:Q4 | 37.52 | 26.28 | 21.17 | 15.26 |
95:Q1 | 38.31 | 26.31 | 23.10 | 15.25 |
95:Q2 | 35.36 | 25.86 | 21.71 | 14.74 |
95:Q3 | 35.47 | 25.21 | 24.68 | 15.39 |
95:Q4 | 36.75 | 25.25 | 19.96 | 14.46 |
96:Q1 | 38.01 | 25.97 | 16.67 | 13.79 |
96:Q2 | 36.41 | 26.33 | 20.52 | 13.54 |
96:Q3 | 38.97 | 24.98 | 22.29 | 15.14 |
96:Q4 | 37.19 | 26.26 | 21.07 | 15.68 |
97:Q1 | 37.84 | 27.17 | 20.97 | 16.26 |
97:Q2 | 39.66 | 26.94 | 22.19 | 15.71 |
97:Q3 | 37.39 | 25.76 | 21.97 | 14.71 |
97:Q4 | 40.64 | 27.44 | 24.65 | 15.60 |
98:Q1 | 37.88 | 26.70 | 20.38 | 16.69 |
98:Q2 | 40.63 | 27.73 | 23.37 | 19.13 |
98:Q3 | 39.56 | 27.45 | 25.01 | 15.00 |
98:Q4 | 38.51 | 28.47 | 24.25 | 18.26 |
99:Q1 | 40.51 | 27.40 | 23.28 | 17.27 |
99:Q2 | 39.30 | 28.02 | 22.07 | 20.35 |
99:Q3 | 40.32 | 29.20 | 23.96 | 19.95 |
99:Q4 | 41.76 | 28.33 | 22.55 | 13.99 |
00:Q1 | 41.19 | 31.00 | 26.84 | 19.54 |
00:Q2 | 40.05 | 28.61 | 23.09 | 19.94 |
00:Q3 | 40.08 | 28.07 | 19.38 | 19.84 |
00:Q4 | 38.46 | 28.16 | 22.39 | 19.19 |
01:Q1 | 40.50 | 28.01 | 20.75 | 16.14 |
01:Q2 | 40.49 | 30.11 | 20.71 | 15.04 |
01:Q3 | 37.13 | 24.73 | 20.34 | 17.45 |
01:Q4 | 34.69 | 26.06 | 19.44 | 15.81 |
02:Q1 | 35.41 | 25.54 | 21.12 | 18.32 |
02:Q2 | 33.37 | 23.53 | 16.69 | 14.99 |
02:Q3 | 34.69 | 23.65 | 19.23 | 13.83 |
02:Q4 | 32.37 | 23.34 | 18.70 | 14.21 |
03:Q1 | 30.70 | 22.94 | 18.97 | 15.39 |
03:Q2 | 35.05 | 22.60 | 19.66 | 12.70 |
03:Q3 | 33.46 | 22.93 | 17.37 | 13.47 |
03:Q4 | 34.12 | 23.69 | 19.85 | 15.82 |
04:Q1 | 33.94 | 23.22 | 16.67 | 14.44 |
04:Q2 | 34.27 | 24.09 | 19.41 | 16.48 |
04:Q3 | 36.80 | 24.04 | 23.17 | 15.93 |
04:Q4 | 35.68 | 25.81 | 23.19 | 14.51 |
05:Q1 | 34.65 | 23.69 | 21.10 | 15.11 |
05:Q2 | 34.47 | 25.04 | 23.36 | 16.11 |
05:Q3 | 34.08 | 23.96 | 20.98 | 16.54 |
05:Q4 | 35.89 | 24.82 | 19.31 | 14.81 |
06:Q1 | 37.95 | 24.93 | 21.19 | 15.50 |
06:Q2 | 35.70 | 25.84 | 23.04 | 17.03 |
06:Q3 | 36.95 | 26.15 | 23.64 | 17.50 |
06:Q4 | 37.08 | 28.29 | 22.16 | 15.15 |
07:Q1 | 39.63 | 28.57 | 24.39 | 16.92 |
07:Q2 | 36.48 | 25.33 | 19.80 | 14.98 |
07:Q3 | 34.92 | 26.23 | 20.10 | 14.88 |
07:Q4 | 36.59 | 24.46 | 21.48 | 15.24 |
08:Q1 | 36.13 | 24.54 | 22.38 | 16.65 |
08:Q2 | 34.16 | 23.88 | 18.98 | 13.16 |
08:Q3 | 32.96 | 22.34 | 18.39 | 11.69 |
08:Q4 | 31.55 | 20.72 | 16.81 | 11.70 |
09:Q1 | 27.64 | 18.29 | 14.71 | 9.69 |
09:Q2 | 28.65 | 17.26 | 13.30 | 9.90 |
09:Q3 | 30.17 | 18.78 | 13.43 | 9.58 |
09:Q4 | 30.32 | 17.57 | 12.57 | 9.75 |
10:Q1 | 30.89 | 18.84 | 13.78 | 9.25 |
10:Q2 | 30.92 | 19.18 | 15.52 | 10.24 |
10:Q3 | 29.97 | 19.32 | 13.94 | 11.33 |
10:Q4 | 29.17 | 20.25 | 14.85 | 10.16 |
11:Q1 | 29.69 | 19.08 | 14.49 | 9.53 |
11:Q2 | 31.37 | 20.17 | 15.42 | 10.66 |
11:Q3 | 30.08 | 19.44 | 15.45 | 9.59 |
11:Q4 | 33.23 | 19.12 | 16.37 | 10.93 |
Note: NBER recession periods represented in this chart are January 1980 to July 1980; July 1981 to November 1982; July 1990 to March 1991; March 2001 to November 2001; and December 2007 to June 2009.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Quarter | Unemployment Rate | Job openings rate |
---|---|---|
01:Q1 | 4.2 | 3.83 |
01:Q2 | 4.4 | 3.47 |
01:Q3 | 4.8 | 3.23 |
01:Q4 | 5.5 | 2.80 |
02:Q1 | 5.7 | 2.73 |
02:Q2 | 5.8 | 2.67 |
02:Q3 | 5.7 | 2.67 |
02:Q4 | 5.8 | 2.67 |
03:Q1 | 5.9 | 2.67 |
03:Q2 | 6.2 | 2.50 |
03:Q3 | 6.1 | 2.53 |
03:Q4 | 5.8 | 2.60 |
04:Q1 | 5.7 | 2.73 |
04:Q2 | 5.6 | 2.80 |
04:Q3 | 5.4 | 3.00 |
04:Q4 | 5.4 | 2.90 |
05:Q1 | 5.3 | 3.00 |
05:Q2 | 5.1 | 3.17 |
05:Q3 | 5.0 | 3.23 |
05:Q4 | 5.0 | 3.37 |
06:Q1 | 4.7 | 3.33 |
06:Q2 | 4.7 | 3.37 |
06:Q3 | 4.6 | 3.27 |
06:Q4 | 4.5 | 3.50 |
07:Q1 | 4.5 | 3.50 |
07:Q2 | 4.5 | 3.47 |
07:Q3 | 4.7 | 3.37 |
07:Q4 | 4.8 | 3.23 |
08:Q1 | 5.0 | 3.07 |
08:Q2 | 5.3 | 2.93 |
08:Q3 | 6.0 | 2.67 |
08:Q4 | 6.9 | 2.47 |
09:Q1 | 8.3 | 2.10 |
09:Q2 | 9.3 | 1.87 |
09:Q3 | 9.6 | 1.83 |
09:Q4 | 9.9 | 1.87 |
10:Q1 | 9.8 | 2.07 |
10:Q2 | 9.6 | 2.23 |
10:Q3 | 9.5 | 2.33 |
10:Q4 | 9.6 | 2.40 |
11:Q1 | 9.0 | 2.43 |
11:Q2 | 9.1 | 2.50 |
11:Q3 | 9.1 | 2.63 |
11:Q4 | 8.7 | 2.70 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.