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Unemployment rate in the U.S. 1990-2012

Unemployment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2012

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United States; 16 years and older; 1990 to 2012 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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This statistic displays the unemployment rate in the USA from 1990 to 2012. In 1990, this rate stood at 5.6 percent. Unemployment stood at 8.1 percent in 2012. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted.

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