Unemployment among full-time workers in the United States stood at 5.4 percent in 2021. This was a decrease from the previous year, when 7.7 percent of full-time workers were unemployed. See the United States unemployment rate for further information.
Unemployment rate of the full-time labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 10, 2022). Unemployment rate of the full-time labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193220/unemployment-rate-of-the-full-time-labor-force-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate of the full-time labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193220/unemployment-rate-of-the-full-time-labor-force-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Unemployment rate of the full-time labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193220/unemployment-rate-of-the-full-time-labor-force-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment Rate of The Full-time Labor Force in The United States from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193220/unemployment-rate-of-the-full-time-labor-force-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment rate of the full-time labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193220/unemployment-rate-of-the-full-time-labor-force-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited August 18, 2022)
