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United States Labor Force Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted  (in thousands)
1978 - Present
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Month

Year

   Labor
   Force

   Employed

  Unemployed

Unemployment
Rate 

October

2009

153,635 139,088 14,547 9.5

September

2009

153,617 139,079 14,538 9.5

August

2009

154,897 140,074 14,823 9.6

July

2009

156,255 141,055 15,201 9.7

June

2009

155,921 140,826 15,095 9.7

May

2009

154,336 140,363 13,973 9.1

April

2009

153,834 140,586 13,248 8.6

March

2009

153,728 139,833 13,895 9.0

February

2009

153,804 140,105 13,699 8.9

January

2009

153,445 140,436 13,009 8.5

Annual Average

2008

154,287 145,362 8,924 5.8

December

2008

154,349 143,350 10,999 7.1

November

2008

154,624 144,609 10,015 6.5

October

2008

155,012 145,543 9,469 6.1

September

2008

154,509 145,310 9,199 6.0

August

2008

155,387 145,909 9,479 6.1

July

2008

156,300 146,867 9,433 6.0

June

2008

155,582 146,649 8,933 5.7

May

2008

154,003 145,926 8,076 5.2

April

2008

153,208 145,921 7,287 4.8

March

2008

153,135 145,108 8,027 5.2

February

2008

152,503 144,550 7,953 5.2

January

2008

152,828 144,607 8,221 5.4

Annual Average

2007

153,124 146,047 7,078 4.6

December

2007

153,705 146,334 7,371 4.8

November

2007

154,035 147,118 6,917 4.5

October

2007

153,516

146,743

6,773

4.4

September

2007

153,400

146,448

6,952

4.5

August

2007

153,493

146,406

7,088

4.6

July

2007

154,871

147,315

7,556

4.9

June

2007

154,252

146,958

7,295

4.7

May

2007

152,350

145,864

6,486

4.3

April

2007

151,829

145,297

6,532

4.3

March

2007

152,236

145,323

6,913

4.5

February

2007

151,879

144,479

7,400

4.9

January

2007

151,924

144,275

7,649

5.0

Annual Average

2006

151,428

144,427

7,001

4.6

December

2006

152,571

146,081

6,491

4.3

November

2006

152,590

146,014

6,576

4.3

October

2006

152,397

146,125

6,272

4.1

September

2006

151,635

145,010

6,625

4.4

August

2006

152,465

145,379

7,086

4.6

July

2006

153,208

145,606

7,602

5.0

June

2006

152,557

145,216

7,341

4.8

May

2006

150,696

144,041

6,655

4.4

April

2006

150,209

143,405

6,804

4.5

March

2006

150,027

142,772

7,255

4.8

February

2006

149,686

141,994

7,692

5.1

January

2006

149,090

141,481

7,608

5.1

Annual Average

2005

149,320

141,730

7,591

5.1

December

2005

149,874

142,918

6,956

4.6

November

2005

150,239

142,968

7,271

4.8

October

2005

150,304

143,340

6,964

4.6

September

2005

149,838

142,579

7,259

4.8

August

2005

150,469

143,142

7,327

4.9

July

2005

151,122

143,283

7,839

5.2

June

2005

150,327

142,456

7,870

5.2

May

2005

148,878

141,591

7,287

4.9

April

2005

148,274

140,939

7,335

4.9

March

2005

147,745

139,759

7,986

5.4

February

2005

147,649

139,100

8,549

5.8

January

2005

147,125

138,682

8,444

5.7

Annual Average

2004

147,401

139,252

8,149

5.5

December

2004

147,877

140,278

7,599

5.1

November

2004

148,246

140,581

7,665

5.2

October

2004

147,978

140,447

7,531

5.1

September

2004

147,186

139,641

7,545

5.1

August

2004

148,166

140,226

7,940

5.4

July

2004

149,217

140,700

8,518

5.7

June

2004

148,478

139,861

8,616

5.8

May

2004

146,659

138,867

7,792

5.3

April

2004

146,260

138,423

7,837

5.4

March

2004

146,525

137,691

8,834

6.0

February

2004

146,154

137,384

8,770

6.0

January

2004

146,068

136,924

9,144

6.3

Annual Average

2003

146,510

137,736

8,774

6.0

December

2003

146,501

138,556

7,945

5.4

November

2003

146,969

138,700

8,269

5.6

October

2003

146,787

138,619

8,169

5.6

September

2003

146,166

137,731

8,436

5.8

August

2003

146,967

138,137

8,830

6.0

July

2003

147,822

138,503

9,319

6.3

June

2003

148,117

138,468

9,649

6.5

May

2003

146,067

137,567

8,500

5.8

April

2003

145,925

137,424

8,501

5.8

March

2003

145,801

136,783

9,018

6.2

February

2003

145,693

136,433

9,260

6.4

January

2003

145,301

135,907

9,395

6.5

Annual Average

2002

144,863

136,485

8,378

5.8

December

2002

144,807

136,599

8,209

5.7

November

2002

144,854

136,684

8,170

5.6

October

2002

145,320

137,551

7,769

5.3

September

2002

145,167

137,377

7,790

5.4

August

2002

145,565

137,295

8,271

5.7

July

2002

146,189

137,495

8,693

5.9

June

2002

145,940

137,181

8,758

6.0

May

2002

144,527

136,559

7,969

5.5

April

2002

144,158

135,903

8,255

5.7

March

2002

144,334

135,558

8,776

6.1

February

2002

144,266

135,443

8,823

6.1

January

2002

143,228

134,177

9,051

6.3

Annual Average

2001

143,734

136,933

6,801

4.7

December

2001

144,042

136,269

7,773

5.4

November

2001

143,987

136,370

7,617

5.3

October

2001

144,060

136,885

7,175

5.0

September

2001

143,601

136,835

6,766

4.7

August

2001

143,826

136,809

7,017

4.9

July

2001

145,097

138,239

6,858

4.7

June

2001

144,553

137,737

6,816

4.7

May

2001

143,023

137,121

5,901

4.1

April

2001

143,026

137,022

6,004

4.2

March

2001

143,664

137,155

6,509

4.5

February

2001

143,100

136,577

6,523

4.6

January

2001

142,828

136,181

6,647

4.7

Annual Average

2000

142,583

136,891

5,692

4.0

December

2000

143,110

137,846

5,264

3.7

November

2000

142,797

137,461

5,336

3.7

October

2000

142,685

137,532

5,153

3.6

September

2000

142,149

136,790

5,359

3.8

August

2000

143,171

137,308

5,863

4.1

July

2000

143,797

137,769

6,028

4.2

June

2000

143,874

137,915

5,959

4.1

May

2000

142,144

136,685

5,460

3.8

April

2000

142,138

136,927

5,212

3.7

March

2000

142,123

136,054

6,069

4.3

February

2000

141,775

135,490

6,284

4.4

January

2000

141,228

134,912

6,316

4.5

Annual Average

1999

139,368

133,488

5,880

4.2

December

1999

139,941

134,696

5,245

3.7

November

1999

139,895

134,515

5,380

3.8

October

1999

139,761

134,390

5,372

3.8

September

1999

139,217

133,555

5,661

4.1

August

1999

140,090

134,264

5,826

4.2

July

1999

141,119

134,800

6,319

4.5

June

1999

140,666

134,395

6,271

4.5

May

1999

138,919

133,411

5,507

4.0

April

1999

138,240

132,552

5,688

4.1

March

1999

138,418

132,299

6,119

4.4

February

1999

138,202

131,639

6,563

4.7

January

1999

137,943

131,339

6,604

4.8

Annual Average

1998

137,673

131,463

6,210

4.5

December

1998

138,297

132,732

5,565

4.0

November

1998

138,288

132,577

5,711

4.1

October

1998

138,255

132,424

5,831

4.2

September

1998

137,903

131,864

6,039

4.4

August

1998

138,379

132,206

6,173

4.5

July

1998

139,336

132,768

6,567

4.7

June

1998

138,798

132,265

6,534

4.7

May

1998

137,240

131,476

5,764

4.2

April

1998

136,379

130,735

5,643

4.1

March

1998

136,967

130,150

6,816

5.0

February

1998

136,286

129,482

6,804

5.0

January

1998

135,951

128,882

7,069

5.2

Annual Average

1997

136,297

129,558

6,739

4.9

December

1997

136,742

130,785

5,957

4.4

November

1997

136,912

130,999

5,914

4.3

October

1997

136,665

130,671

5,995

4.4

September

1997

136,375

129,972

6,403

4.7

August

1997

137,460

130,865

6,594

4.8

July

1997

138,331

131,350

6,981

5.0

June

1997

137,557

130,463

7,094

5.2

May

1997

135,963

129,565

6,398

4.7

April

1997

135,180

128,629

6,551

4.8

March

1997

135,524

128,125

7,399

5.5

February

1997

134,535

126,887

7,647

5.7

January

1997

134,317

126,384

7,933

5.9

Annual Average

1996

133,943

126,708

7,236

5.4

December

1996

134,583

127,903

6,680

5.0

November

1996

134,973

128,157

6,816

5.0

October

1996

135,015

128,439

6,577

4.9

September

1996

134,230

127,529

6,700

5.0

August

1996

135,011

128,143

6,868

5.1

July

1996

136,272

128,579

7,693

5.6

June

1996

135,083

127,706

7,377

5.5

May

1996

133,558

126,391

7,166

5.4

April

1996

132,512

125,388

7,124

5.4

March

1996

132,692

124,992

7,700

5.8

February

1996

131,995

124,137

7,858

6.0

January

1996

131,396

123,126

8,270

6.3

Annual Average

1995

132,304

124,900

7,404

5.6

December

1995

132,008

125,136

6,872

5.2

November

1995

132,622

125,599

7,024

5.3

October

1995

132,863

125,979

6,884

5.2

September

1995

132,341

125,173

7,167

5.4

August

1995

133,383

125,926

7,457

5.6

July

1995

134,440

126,548

7,892

5.9

June

1995

133,447

125,720

7,727

5.8

May

1995

131,739

124,554

7,185

5.5

April

1995

131,657

124,278

7,378

5.6

March

1995

131,423

123,943

7,480

5.7

February

1995

131,028

123,343

7,685

5.9

January

1995

130,698

122,597

8,101

6.2

Annual Average

1994

131,056

123,060

7,996

6.1

December

1994

131,418

124,729

6,690

5.1

November

1994

131,869

124,896

6,973

5.3

October

1994

131,879

124,724

7,155

5.4

September

1994

131,155

123,775

7,379

5.6

August

1994

132,361

124,493

7,868

5.9

July

1994

132,783

124,503

8,281

6.2

June

1994

132,115

123,864

8,251

6.2

May

1994

130,602

122,946

7,656

5.9

April

1994

129,682

121,604

8,078

6.2

March

1994

129,718

120,844

8,874

6.8

February

1994

129,764

120,503

9,262

7.1

January

1994

129,393

119,901

9,492

7.3

Annual Average

1993

129,200

120,259

8,940

6.9

December

1993

129,537

121,578

7,959

6.1

November

1993

129,662

121,568

8,094

6.2

October

1993

129,685

121,389

8,296

6.4

September

1993

128,975

120,673

8,302

6.4

August

1993

130,673

122,018

8,655

6.6

July

1993

131,574

122,352

9,223

7.0

June

1993

131,060

121,587

9,473

7.2

May

1993

128,949

120,142

8,807

6.8

April

1993

127,616

118,781

8,835

6.9

March

1993

127,829

118,350

9,478

7.4

February

1993

127,651

117,646

10,004

7.8

January

1993

127,186

117,027

10,158

8.0

Annual Average

1992

128,105

118,492

9,613

7.5

December

1992

128,035

118,990

9,045

7.1

November

1992

128,245

119,159

9,086

7.1

October

1992

127,998

119,185

8,813

6.9

September

1992

128,196

118,880

9,316

7.3

August

1992

129,676

120,070

9,605

7.4

July

1992

130,844

120,744

10,099

7.7

June

1992

130,197

119,831

10,366

8.0

May

1992

127,777

118,388

9,389

7.3

April

1992

126,911

117,776

9,135

7.2

March

1992

126,843

116,929

9,913

7.8

February

1992

126,425

116,024

10,401

8.2

January

1992

126,114

115,928

10,186

8.1

Annual Average

1991

126,346

117,718

8,628

6.8

December

1991

126,150

117,395

8,755

6.9

November

1991

126,466

117,972

8,494

6.7

October

1991

126,636

118,404

8,232

6.5

September

1991

126,426

118,156

8,270

6.5

August

1991

127,197

118,758

8,439

6.6

July

1991

128,458

119,666

8,792

6.8

June

1991

128,143

119,151

8,992

7.0

May

1991

125,863

117,428

8,435

6.7

April

1991

125,698

117,472

8,226

6.5

March

1991

125,435

116,440

8,995

7.2

February

1991

125,061

115,941

9,121

7.3

January

1991

124,623

115,837

8,787

7.1

Annual Average

1990

125,840

118,793

7,047

5.6

December

1990

125,635

118,110

7,525

6.0

November

1990

125,858

118,463

7,396

5.9

October

1990

126,067

119,175

6,892

5.5

September

1990

125,785

118,782

7,003

5.6

August

1990

127,105

120,096

7,008

5.5

July

1990

128,019

120,882

7,137

5.6

June

1990

127,407

120,523

6,884

5.4

May

1990

125,682

119,148

6,533

5.2

April

1990

124,837

118,218

6,620

5.3

March

1990

124,838

117,986

6,852

5.5

February

1990

124,487

117,192

7,296

5.9

January

1990

124,358

116,944

7,413

6.0

Annual Average

1989

123,869

117,342

6,528

5.3

December

1989

123,998

117,698

6,300

5.1

November

1989

124,664

118,168

6,495

5.2

October

1989

124,416

118,194

6,222

5.0

September

1989

123,828

117,498

6,330

5.1

August

1989

125,444

119,092

6,352

5.1

July

1989

126,238

119,502

6,736

5.3

June

1989

125,569

118,719

6,850

5.5

May

1989

123,196

117,039

6,156

5.0

April

1989

122,576

116,347

6,229

5.1

March

1989

122,223

115,844

6,378

5.2

February

1989

121,906

115,023

6,883

5.6

January

1989

122,095

114,786

7,309

6.0

Annual Average

1988

121,669

114,968

6,701

5.5

December

1988

122,120

115,978

6,142

5.0

November

1988

122,639

116,314

6,325

5.2

October

1988

122,432

116,250

6,182

5.0

September

1988

121,842

115,474

6,368

5.2

August

1988

123,396

116,737

6,659

5.4

July

1988

123,888

117,066

6,823

5.5

June

1988

123,028

116,209

6,819

5.5

May

1988

120,775

114,222

6,553

5.4

April

1988

120,264

113,905

6,359

5.3

March

1988

119,957

112,867

7,090

5.9

February

1988

119,942

112,460

7,482

6.2

January

1988

119,742

112,139

7,603

6.3

Annual Average

1987

119,865

112,440

7,425

6.2

December

1987

120,206

113,679

6,526

5.4

November

1987

120,611

113,809

6,802

5.6

October

1987

120,744

113,898

6,845

5.7

September

1987

119,884

113,027

6,857

5.7

August

1987

121,614

114,527

7,088

5.8

July

1987

122,105

114,652

7,453

6.1

June

1987

121,153

113,498

7,655

6.3

May

1987

119,695

112,377

7,318

6.1

April

1987

118,347

111,041

7,306

6.2

March

1987

118,353

110,229

8,124

6.9

February

1987

117,967

109,464

8,503

7.2

January

1987

117,703

109,084

8,620

7.3

Annual Average

1986

117,834

109,597

8,237

7.0

December

1986

118,049

110,588

7,461

6.3

November

1986

118,623

110,751

7,872

6.6

October

1986

118,699

110,857

7,842

6.6

September

1986

118,244

110,229

8,015

6.8

August

1986

119,471

111,515

7,955

6.7

July

1986

120,303

111,832

8,471

7.0

June

1986

119,644

110,869

8,775

7.3

May

1986

117,199

109,041

8,158

7.0

April

1986

116,317

108,201

8,115

7.0

March

1986

116,309

107,643

8,667

7.5

February

1986

115,725

106,685

9,041

7.8

January

1986

115,431

106,959

8,472

7.3

Annual Average

1985

115,461

107,150

8,312

7.2

December

1985

115,780

108,063

7,717

6.7

November

1985

116,097

108,282

7,815

6.7

October

1985

116,346

108,428

7,917

6.8

September

1985

115,850

107,867

7,984

6.9

August

1985

116,679

108,628

8,051

6.9

July

1985

117,536

108,854

8,682

7.4

June

1985

116,572

107,819

8,753

7.5

May

1985

114,890

106,880

8,011

7.0

April

1985

114,325

106,175

8,150

7.1

March

1985

114,394

105,768

8,625

7.5

February

1985

113,592

104,690

8,902

7.8

January

1985

113,475

104,344

9,131

8.0

Annual Average

1984

113,544

105,005

8,539

7.5

December

1984

114,028

106,049

7,978

7.0

November

1984

114,115

106,246

7,869

6.9

October

1984

114,250

106,262

7,989

7.0

September

1984

113,843

105,792

8,051

7.1

August

1984

115,076

106,694

8,382

7.3

July

1984

116,198

107,484

8,714

7.5

June

1984

115,393

106,812

8,582

7.4

May

1984

113,251

105,096

8,154

7.2

April

1984

112,152

103,628

8,525

7.6

March

1984

111,828

102,770

9,057

8.1

February

1984

111,368

101,961

9,407

8.4

January

1984

111,025

101,270

9,755

8.8

Annual Average

1983

111,550

100,834

10,717

9.6

December

1983

111,795

102,803

8,992

8.0

November

1983

112,147

103,018

9,129

8.1

October

1983

112,042

102,659

9,383

8.4

September

1983

112,197

102,366

9,830

8.8

August

1983

113,578

103,167

10,411

9.2

July

1983

113,980

103,273

10,707

9.4

June

1983

113,383

101,813

11,570

10.2

May

1983

110,308

99,543

10,765

9.8

April

1983

109,875

98,840

11,035

10.0

March

1983

109,873

97,994

11,879

10.8

February

1983

109,647

97,265

12,382

11.3

January

1983

109,779

97,262

12,517

11.4

Annual Average

1982

110,204

99,526

10,678

9.7

December

1982

110,477

98,849

11,628

10.5

November

1982

110,855

99,379

11,476

10.4

October

1982

110,767

99,825

10,942

9.9

September

1982

110,546

99,851

10,695

9.7

August

1982

111,887

101,177

10,710

9.6

July

1982

112,526

101,490

11,036

9.8

June

1982

111,569

100,683

10,886

9.8

May

1982

109,914

99,957

9,957

9.1

April

1982

108,814

98,858

9,957

9.2

March

1982

108,761

98,471

10,290

9.5

February

1982

108,324

97,946

10,378

9.6

January

1982

108,014

97,831

10,183

9.4

Annual Average

1981

108,670

100,397

8,273

7.6

December

1981

108,574

99,562

9,013

8.3

November

1981

109,179

100,502

8,676

7.9

October

1981

109,244

101,028

8,216

7.5

September

1981

108,273

100,389

7,884

7.3

August

1981

110,099

102,152

7,947

7.2

July

1981

110,742

102,612

8,130

7.3

June

1981

109,904

101,419

8,485

7.7

May

1981

108,586

100,855

7,731

7.1

April

1981

107,906

100,345

7,561

7.0

March

1981

107,634

99,364

8,271

7.7

February

1981

107,015

98,401

8,614

8.0

January

1981

106,885

98,139

8,746

8.2

Annual Average

1980

106,940

99,303

7,637

7.1

December

1980

107,009

99,579

7,430

6.9

November

1980

107,532

99,850

7,682

7.1

October

1980

107,673

99,999

7,674

7.1

September

1980

106,989

99,334

7,655

7.2

August

1980

108,404

100,202

8,202

7.6

July

1980

109,268

100,665

8,603

7.9

June

1980

108,311

99,830

8,481

7.8

May

1980

106,233

98,732

7,501

7.1

April

1980

105,592

98,569

7,023

6.7

March

1980

105,510

98,527

6,983

6.6

February

1980

105,412

98,235

7,177

6.8

January

1980

105,344

98,111

7,234

6.9

Annual Average

1979

104,962

98,824

6,137

5.8

December

1979

106,040

100,013

6,027

5.7

November

1979

105,871

99,907

5,964

5.6

October

1979

106,084

100,120

5,964

5.6

September

1979

105,510

99,533

5,978

5.7

August

1979

106,489

100,174

6,315

5.9

July

1979

107,096

100,814

6,282

5.9

June

1979

106,210

99,800

6,409

6.0

May

1979

103,476

98,057

5,419

5.2

April

1979

103,198

97,478

5,720

5.5

March

1979

103,606

97,282

6,325

6.1

February

1979

103,185

96,536

6,649

6.4

January

1979

102,802

96,201

6,602

6.4

Annual Average

1978

102,251

96,048

6,202

6.1

December

1978

103,565

97,669

5,896

5.7

November

1978

103,586

97,788

5,797

5.6

October

1978

103,474

97,851

5,624

5.4

September

1978

102,748

96,790

5,958

5.8

August

1978

103,946

97,855

6,090

5.9

July

1978

104,512

97,917

6,597

6.3

June

1978

104,010

97,530

6,481

6.2

May

1978

101,092

95,486

5,605

5.5

April

1978

100,610

94,783

5,826

5.8

March

1978

100,166

93,545

6,621

6.6

February

1978

99,641

92,755

6,886

6.9

January

1978

99,664

92,616

7,048

7.1

 

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