| Annual Quarterly | 2014 2007Q4 | California 6.1% 4.6% | Kentucky 6.1% 5.1% | Alaska 5.7% 4.5% |
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What was the national unemployment rate in 2014?
| Annual Quarterly | 2014 2007Q4 | California 6.1% 4.6% | Kentucky 6.1% 5.1% | Alaska 5.7% 4.5% |
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What was US unemployment rate in 2016?
Unemployment rates
The unemployment rate (U-3), measured as the number of persons unemployed divided by the civilian labor force, rose from 5.0% in December 2007 to peak at 10.0% in October 2009, before steadily falling to
4.7%
by December 2016 and then to 3.5% by December 2019.
What was the US unemployment rate in 2017?
The unemployment rate—the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed—was down by 0.6 percentage point over the year, reaching
4.1 percent
at the close of 2017.
What was the unemployment rate at the end of 2014?
Unemployment in the United States continued to decline in 2014, with the number of unemployed falling by 1.9 million over the year, to 8.9 million in the fourth quarter. The unemployment rate fell to
5.7 percent
by year's end—1.0 percentage point above the prerecessionary rate of 2007.
What was unemployment rate in 2020?
Seasonally adjusted estimates for April 2020: Unemployment rate increased to
6.2%
. Participation rate decreased to 63.5%. Employment decreased to 12,418,700.
What was the US unemployment rate in early 2014?
The U.S. jobless rate decreased by 1.2 percentage points to
6.2 percent
in 2014, while the national employment-population ratio increased by 0.4 point to 59.0 percent.
What was unemployment rate in 2021?
The unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to
5.2 percent
in August 2021. The number of unemployed people edged down to 8.4 million, following a large decrease in July 2021. Both measures are down considerably from their highs at the end of the February-April 2020 recession.
What was the average unemployment rate in 2019?
The U.S. labor market remained strong in 2019, as the unemployment rate fell to
3.5 percent
, the lowest rate since 1969.
What was unemployment rate in 2008?
The annual average U.S. jobless rate was
5.8 percent
in 2008.
What was the highest unemployment rate in 2020?
| State Unemployment rate | New Mexico 8.4% | Washington 8.4% | Louisiana 8.3% |
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What country has the highest unemployment rate?
In 2017,
Burkina Faso
had the highest unemployment rate in the world, at 77 percent. This means that for every 100 members of the workforce, 77 did not have jobs at the time of the survey. Of the 20 countries in this statistic, each had a ratio of more than 1 in 4 workers without a job.
Which country has the lowest unemployment rate?
| Country Unemployment Rate 2021 Population | Marshall Islands 36.00% 59,610 | Republic Of The Congo 36.00% 5,657,013 | Namibia 34.00% 2,587,344 | Kiribati 30.60% 121,392 |
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Why was the unemployment rate so high in 2014?
“The incoming rotation group for July 2014 had a lower proportion of employed persons and a higher proportion of unemployed persons compared to the sample it replaced. Therefore
the incoming rotation group contributed more persons to the labour force
and to the increased unemployment rate,” the ABS said.
What was the unemployment rate in Ohio in 2015?
Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted) Ohio's unemployment rate was
4.5 percent
in November 2015, up from 4.4 percent in October. Ohio's nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 9,900 over the month, from a revised 5,427,100 in October to 5,437,000 in November 2015.
What was unemployment rate in 2013?
The U.S. labor market continued to improve gradually in 2013 as unemployment declined and employment expanded. In the fourth quarter of the year, 10.8 million people were unemployed and the unemployment rate was
7.0 percent
, 0.8 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
