In September 2022, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.5 percent before heading into the midterm elections. The unemployment rate may reflect the economic situation in the U.S. at any given time and is thought to be an important factor in determining the outcome of elections.
Unemployment rate in the United States in the month before midterm elections from 1970 to 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (October 7, 2022). Unemployment rate in the United States in the month before midterm elections from 1970 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933352/us-unemployment-rate-month-before-midterm-elections/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate in the United States in the month before midterm elections from 1970 to 2022." Chart. October 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933352/us-unemployment-rate-month-before-midterm-elections/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Unemployment rate in the United States in the month before midterm elections from 1970 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933352/us-unemployment-rate-month-before-midterm-elections/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment Rate in The United States in The Month before Midterm Elections from 1970 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933352/us-unemployment-rate-month-before-midterm-elections/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment rate in the United States in the month before midterm elections from 1970 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933352/us-unemployment-rate-month-before-midterm-elections/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Unemployment rate in the United States in the month before midterm elections from 1970 to 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/933352/us-unemployment-rate-month-before-midterm-elections/