U.S. Unemployment Rate 1991-2023
- U.S. unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.61%, a 1.74% decline from 2021.
- U.S. unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.35%, a 2.7% decline from 2020.
- U.S. unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.05%, a 4.38% increase from 2019.
- U.S. unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.67%, a 0.23% decline from 2018.
Similar Country Ranking | |
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Country Name | Unemployment Rate (%) |
French Polynesia | 13.10% |
Spain | 13.01% |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 12.38% |
New Caledonia | 12.27% |
Greece | 12.16% |
Bahamas | 10.06% |
Panama | 8.79% |
Barbados | 8.20% |
Italy | 8.09% |
Uruguay | 7.84% |
Chile | 7.78% |
France | 7.45% |
Sweden | 7.36% |
Brunei | 7.20% |
Cyprus | 6.98% |
Channel Islands | 6.92% |
Finland | 6.80% |
Croatia | 6.75% |
Argentina | 6.49% |
Latvia | 6.43% |
Guam | 6.13% |
Slovak Republic | 6.09% |
Puerto Rico | 5.97% |
Estonia | 5.85% |
Portugal | 5.78% |
Saudi Arabia | 5.64% |
Belgium | 5.63% |
Lithuania | 5.57% |
Canada | 5.21% |
Hong Kong | 5.06% |
Austria | 4.71% |
Luxembourg | 4.70% |
Ireland | 4.36% |
Switzerland | 4.20% |
Slovenia | 4.18% |
Denmark | 4.17% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3.98% |
Iceland | 3.81% |
Australia | 3.66% |
United States | 3.61% |
United Kingdom | 3.57% |
Netherlands | 3.54% |
Israel | 3.48% |
Hungary | 3.42% |
New Zealand | 3.25% |
Norway | 3.17% |
Germany | 2.99% |
Malta | 2.81% |
South Korea | 2.79% |
Singapore | 2.76% |
UAE | 2.75% |
Japan | 2.64% |
Macao | 2.63% |
Poland | 2.60% |
Kuwait | 2.48% |
Czech Republic | 2.37% |
Oman | 2.33% |
Bahrain | 1.40% |
Qatar | 0.10% |
U.S. Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
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Year | Unemployment Rate (%) | Annual Change |
2022 | 3.61% | -1.74% |
2021 | 5.35% | -2.70% |
2020 | 8.05% | 4.38% |
2019 | 3.67% | -0.23% |
2018 | 3.90% | -0.46% |
2017 | 4.36% | -0.51% |
2016 | 4.87% | -0.41% |
2015 | 5.28% | -0.89% |
2014 | 6.17% | -1.20% |
2013 | 7.37% | -0.70% |
2012 | 8.07% | -0.88% |
2011 | 8.95% | -0.68% |
2010 | 9.63% | 0.38% |
2009 | 9.25% | 3.47% |
2008 | 5.78% | 1.16% |
2007 | 4.62% | 0.00% |
2006 | 4.62% | -0.46% |
2005 | 5.08% | -0.45% |
2004 | 5.53% | -0.46% |
2003 | 5.99% | 0.21% |
2002 | 5.78% | 1.05% |
2001 | 4.73% | 0.74% |
2000 | 3.99% | -0.23% |
1999 | 4.22% | -0.29% |
1998 | 4.51% | -0.49% |
1997 | 5.00% | -0.45% |
1996 | 5.45% | -0.20% |
1995 | 5.65% | -0.47% |
1994 | 6.12% | -0.78% |
1993 | 6.90% | -0.60% |
1992 | 7.50% | 0.70% |
1991 | 6.80% | 0.70% |