This statistic displays the seasonally adjusted unemployment level in the USA on a monthly basis. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. The national unemployment level stood at about 7.85 million unemployed persons in August 2016. The unemployment rate was at 4.9 percent in August 2016. The monthly unemployment rate can be found here.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- August 2015 to August 2016
- Age group
- 16 years and older
Monthly number of unemployed persons in the U.S. from August 2015 to August 2016 (in millions, adjusted)
| Number in millions | |
|---|---|
| Aug '15 | 8.02 |
| Sep '15 | 7.93 |
| Oct '15 | 7.9 |
| Nov '15 | 7.92 |
| Dec '15 | 7.9 |
| Jan '16 | 7.79 |
| Feb '16 | 7.82 |
| Mar '16 | 7.97 |
| Apr '16 | 7.92 |
| May '16 | 7.44 |
| June '16 | 7.78 |
| July '16 | 7.77 |
| Aug '16 | 7.85 |
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