What was January unemployment rate?

What was January unemployment rate?

Bureau of Labor Statistics The national unemployment rate, 6.3 percent in January 2021, fell by 0.4 percentage point over the month, but was 2.8 points higher than in January 2020.

How many people were unemployed in the US in 2009?

Number of persons in U.S. labor force and number employed. The gap is the number unemployed, which peaked at 15.4 million in October 2009 and fell to 7.4 million by November 2016.

What was the unemployment rate in January 2011?

9.0 percent
In January, the unemployment rate (9.0 percent) declined by 0.4 percentage point for the second month in a row. The number of unemployed persons decreased by about 600,000, to 13.9 million.

What was the US unemployment rate in January 2021?

6.3 percent
The unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent, from 6.7 percent.

What is the unemployment rate in January 2021?

The unemployment rate in NCR went down from 12.4% in October 2020 to 8.8% in January 2021. Likewise, underemployment decreased from 11.1% to 8.2%.

What was the unemployment rate in January 2008?

US Unemployment Rate by Year Date Rate Value Jan 1, 2009 7.80% Jan 1, 2008 5.00% Jan 1, 2007 4.60% Jan 1, 2006 4.70%

What was the unemployment rate in January 2015?

US Unemployment Rate by Year Date Rate Value Jan 1, 2016 4.80% Jan 1, 2015 5.70% Jan 1, 2014 6.60% Jan 1, 2013 8.00%

What was the unemployment rate in September 2019?

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 1.3 million and accounted for 22.7 percent of the unemployed. The labor force participation rate held at 63.2 percent in September.

When was the last time the unemployment rate was this low?

The last time the rate was this low was in December 1969, when it also was 3.5 percent. Over the month, the number of unemployed persons decreased by 275,000 to 5.8 million. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Whites declined to 3.2 percent in September.