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Unemployment yearly Data
Source : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/data | http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate | Column (1) : Unemployment Rate - civilian labor force. Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, age: 16 years and older, status: civilian labor force, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted) | Units : percent (nsa) Code LNu04000000 19 Column (2) : Unemployment Level - civilian labor force. Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, age: 16 years and older, status: civilian labor force, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted) | Units : thousands (nsa) Code LNu03000000 20 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20081003
An exp after the year indicates economy was in expansion. rec=recession. pk=peak (start of recession). tro=trough (end of recession). Recessions as determined by the NBER (http://www.nber.org/cycles.html). Preliminary values: a "p" following value indicates value is preliminary. 
             |     Column (1)     |     Column (2)     |
             |  Unemployment rate | Unemployment level |
             |                nsa |       ( unemployed |
             |                    |      persons ) nsa |
             |        LNu04000000 |        LNu03000000 |
         Bus.|     percent (nsa)  |   thousands (nsa)  |
year    cycle|__1948_to_Sep_2008 _|__1948_to_Sep_2008 _|
2008     exp             5.5111p              8512.0p  
2007     exp             4.6167               7077.7   
2006     exp             4.6167               7000.6   
2005     exp             5.0667               7590.6   
2004     exp             5.5333               8149.3   
2003     exp             5.9917               8774.3   
2002     exp             5.7750               8377.8   
2001     rec             4.7333               6800.5   
2000     exp             3.9917               5691.9   
1999     exp             4.2167               5879.6   
1998     exp             4.5083               6209.7   
1997     exp             4.9500               6738.8   
1996     exp             5.4167               7235.8   
1995     exp             5.6083               7404.3   
1994     exp             6.0833               7996.6   
1993     exp             6.9000               8940.3   
1992     exp             7.5083               9612.8   
1991     rec             6.8167               8628.2   
1990     rec             5.6167               7046.6   
1989     exp             5.2667               6520.0   
1988     exp             5.4917               6700.4   
1987     exp             6.1917               7424.8   
1986     exp             6.9917               8237.0   
1985     exp             7.1917               8311.5   
1984     exp             7.5250               8538.6   
1983     exp             9.6167              10716.7   
1982     rec             9.7083              10678.2   
1981     rec             7.6000               8272.8   
1980     rec             7.1417               7637.1   
1979     exp             5.8333               6137.8   
1978     exp             6.0667               6202.4   
1977     exp             7.0667               6992.2   
1976     exp             7.7167               7405.6   
1975     rec             8.4667               7928.3   
1974     rec             5.5917               5155.8   
1973     rec             4.8917               4365.3   
1972     exp             5.6167               4882.0   
1971     exp             5.9583               5016.3   
1970     rec             4.9333               4093.1   
1969     rec             3.5083               2831.2   
1968     exp             3.5833               2816.7   
1967     exp             3.8417               2975.7   
1966     exp             3.7833               2877.6   
1965     exp             4.5250               3366.3   
1964     exp             5.1917               3785.8   
1963     exp             5.6667               4070.0   
1962     exp             5.5417               3912.1   
1961     rec             6.6833               4713.6   
1960     rec             5.5083               3851.0   
1959     exp             5.4750               3739.5   
1958     rec             6.8000               4601.7   
1957     rec             4.2583               2858.5   
1956     exp             4.1417               2751.3   
1955     exp             4.3833               2853.1   
1954     rec             5.5500               3533.4   
1953     rec             2.9250              1835.00   
1952     exp             3.0333              1883.33   
1951     exp             3.3333               2054.5   
1950     exp             5.3250               3289.2   
1949     rec             5.9083               3636.5   
1948     rec             3.7667               2277.3   

   Note:  p indicates the figure is preliminary
   Variables on this file : 
          1. Unemployment Rate - civilian labor force.  Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, age: 16 years and older, status: civilian labor force, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted)
          2. Unemployment Level - civilian labor force.  Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, age: 16 years and older, status: civilian labor force, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted)