Unemployment File name : blsnaq4.csv ,Variables in File : ,Column (1) is 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) ,Column (2) is 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) ,Sources : BLS and EconStats EconStats home : http://www.econstats.com , , '(1),, '(2), , , Unemployment rate nsa, , Unemployment level ( unemployed persons ) nsa, , , BLS Code : LNu04000000, , BLS Code : LNu03000000, , , percent (nsa),, thousands (nsa), yyyy.q , expansion (e) | peak (p) | trough (t) | recesscion (r) (as determined by NBER), 1948_to_Oct_2008,, 1948_to_Oct_2008, 2008.4 ,exp, 6.1000p,, 9469.0p,, 2008.3 ,exp, 6.0333 ,, 9370.3 ,, 2008.2 ,exp, 5.2333 ,, 8098.7 ,, 2008.1 ,exp, 5.2667 ,, 8067.0 ,, 2007.4 ,exp, 4.5667 ,, 7020.3 ,, 2007.3 ,exp, 4.6667 ,, 7198.7 ,, 2007.2 ,exp, 4.4333 ,, 6771.0 ,, 2007.1 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 7320.7 ,, 2006.4 ,exp, 4.2333 ,, 6446.3 ,, 2006.3 ,exp, 4.6667 ,, 7104.3 ,, 2006.2 ,exp, 4.5667 ,, 6933.3 ,, 2006.1 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 7518.3 ,, 2005.4 ,exp, 4.6667 ,, 7063.7 ,, 2005.3 ,exp, 4.9667 ,, 7475.0 ,, 2005.2 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 7497.3 ,, 2005.1 ,exp, 5.6333 ,, 8326.3 ,, 2004.4 ,exp, 5.1333 ,, 7598.3 ,, 2004.3 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 8001.0 ,, 2004.2 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 8081.7 ,, 2004.1 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 8916.0 ,, 2003.4 ,exp, 5.5333 ,, 8127.7 ,, 2003.3 ,exp, 6.0333 ,, 8861.7 ,, 2003.2 ,exp, 6.0333 ,, 8883.3 ,, 2003.1 ,exp, 6.3667 ,, 9224.3 ,, 2002.4 ,exp, 5.5333 ,, 8049.3 ,, 2002.3 ,exp, 5.6667 ,, 8251.3 ,, 2002.2 ,exp, 5.7333 ,, 8327.3 ,, 2002.1 ,exp, 6.1667 ,, 8883.3 ,, 2001.4 ,rec, 5.2333 ,, 7521.7 ,, 2001.3 ,rec, 4.7667 ,, 6880.3 ,, 2001.2 ,rec, 4.3333 ,, 6240.3 ,, 2001.1 ,rec, 4.6000 ,, 6559.7 ,, 2000.4 ,exp, 3.6667 ,, 5251.0 ,, 2000.3 ,exp, 4.0333 ,, 5750.0 ,, 2000.2 ,exp, 3.8667 ,, 5543.7 ,, 2000.1 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 6223.0 ,, 1999.4 ,exp, 3.7667 ,, 5332.3 ,, 1999.3 ,exp, 4.2667 ,, 5935.3 ,, 1999.2 ,exp, 4.2000 ,, 5822.0 ,, 1999.1 ,exp, 4.6333 ,, 6428.7 ,, 1998.4 ,exp, 4.1000 ,, 5702.3 ,, 1998.3 ,exp, 4.5333 ,, 6259.7 ,, 1998.2 ,exp, 4.3333 ,, 5980.3 ,, 1998.1 ,exp, 5.0667 ,, 6896.3 ,, 1997.4 ,exp, 4.3667 ,, 5955.3 ,, 1997.3 ,exp, 4.8333 ,, 6659.3 ,, 1997.2 ,exp, 4.9000 ,, 6681.0 ,, 1997.1 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 7659.7 ,, 1996.4 ,exp, 4.9667 ,, 6691.0 ,, 1996.3 ,exp, 5.2333 ,, 7087.0 ,, 1996.2 ,exp, 5.4333 ,, 7222.3 ,, 1996.1 ,exp, 6.0333 ,, 7942.7 ,, 1995.4 ,exp, 5.2333 ,, 6926.7 ,, 1995.3 ,exp, 5.6333 ,, 7505.3 ,, 1995.2 ,exp, 5.6333 ,, 7430.0 ,, 1995.1 ,exp, 5.9333 ,, 7755.3 ,, 1994.4 ,exp, 5.2667 ,, 6939.3 ,, 1994.3 ,exp, 5.9000 ,, 7842.7 ,, 1994.2 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 7995.0 ,, 1994.1 ,exp, 7.0667 ,, 9209.3 ,, 1993.4 ,exp, 6.2333 ,, 8116.3 ,, 1993.3 ,exp, 6.6667 ,, 8726.7 ,, 1993.2 ,exp, 6.9667 ,, 9038.3 ,, 1993.1 ,exp, 7.7333 ,, 9880.0 ,, 1992.4 ,exp, 7.0333 ,, 8981.3 ,, 1992.3 ,exp, 7.4667 ,, 9673.3 ,, 1992.2 ,exp, 7.5000 ,, 9630.0 ,, 1992.1 ,exp, 8.0333 ,, 10166.7 ,, 1991.4 ,exp, 6.7000 ,, 8493.7 ,, 1991.3 ,exp, 6.6333 ,, 8500.3 ,, 1991.2 ,exp, 6.7333 ,, 8551.0 ,, 1991.1 ,rec, 7.2000 ,, 8967.7 ,, 1990.4 ,rec, 5.8000 ,, 7271.0 ,, 1990.3 ,rec, 5.5667 ,, 7049.3 ,, 1990.2 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 6679.0 ,, 1990.1 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 7187.0 ,, 1989.4 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 6339.0 ,, 1989.3 ,exp, 5.1667 ,, 6472.7 ,, 1989.2 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 6411.7 ,, 1989.1 ,exp, 5.6000 ,, 6856.7 ,, 1988.4 ,exp, 5.0667 ,, 6216.3 ,, 1988.3 ,exp, 5.3667 ,, 6616.7 ,, 1988.2 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 6577.0 ,, 1988.1 ,exp, 6.1333 ,, 7391.7 ,, 1987.4 ,exp, 5.5667 ,, 6724.3 ,, 1987.3 ,exp, 5.8667 ,, 7132.7 ,, 1987.2 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 7426.3 ,, 1987.1 ,exp, 7.1333 ,, 8415.7 ,, 1986.4 ,exp, 6.5000 ,, 7725.0 ,, 1986.3 ,exp, 6.8333 ,, 8147.0 ,, 1986.2 ,exp, 7.1000 ,, 8349.3 ,, 1986.1 ,exp, 7.5333 ,, 8726.7 ,, 1985.4 ,exp, 6.7333 ,, 7816.3 ,, 1985.3 ,exp, 7.0667 ,, 8239.0 ,, 1985.2 ,exp, 7.2000 ,, 8304.7 ,, 1985.1 ,exp, 7.7667 ,, 8886.0 ,, 1984.4 ,exp, 6.9667 ,, 7945.3 ,, 1984.3 ,exp, 7.3000 ,, 8382.3 ,, 1984.2 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 8420.3 ,, 1984.1 ,exp, 8.4333 ,, 9406.3 ,, 1983.4 ,exp, 8.1667 ,, 9168.0 ,, 1983.3 ,exp, 9.1333 ,, 10316.0 ,, 1983.2 ,exp, 10.000 ,, 11123.3 ,, 1983.1 ,exp, 11.167 ,, 12259.3 ,, 1982.4 ,rec, 10.267 ,, 11348.7 ,, 1982.3 ,rec, 9.7000 ,, 10813.7 ,, 1982.2 ,rec, 9.3667 ,, 10266.7 ,, 1982.1 ,rec, 9.5000 ,, 10283.7 ,, 1981.4 ,rec, 7.9000 ,, 8635.0 ,, 1981.3 ,rec, 7.2667 ,, 7987.0 ,, 1981.2 ,exp, 7.2667 ,, 7925.7 ,, 1981.1 ,exp, 7.9667 ,, 8543.7 ,, 1980.4 ,exp, 7.0333 ,, 7595.3 ,, 1980.3 ,rec, 7.5667 ,, 8153.3 ,, 1980.2 ,rec, 7.2000 ,, 7668.3 ,, 1980.1 ,rec, 6.7667 ,, 7131.3 ,, 1979.4 ,exp, 5.6333 ,, 5985.0 ,, 1979.3 ,exp, 5.8333 ,, 6191.7 ,, 1979.2 ,exp, 5.5667 ,, 5849.3 ,, 1979.1 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 6525.3 ,, 1978.4 ,exp, 5.5667 ,, 5772.3 ,, 1978.3 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 6215.0 ,, 1978.2 ,exp, 5.8333 ,, 5970.7 ,, 1978.1 ,exp, 6.8667 ,, 6851.7 ,, 1977.4 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 6297.0 ,, 1977.3 ,exp, 6.8000 ,, 6852.3 ,, 1977.2 ,exp, 6.9333 ,, 6853.7 ,, 1977.1 ,exp, 8.2333 ,, 7965.7 ,, 1976.4 ,exp, 7.3333 ,, 7112.0 ,, 1976.3 ,exp, 7.6000 ,, 7429.3 ,, 1976.2 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 7061.0 ,, 1976.1 ,exp, 8.5333 ,, 8020.0 ,, 1975.4 ,exp, 7.8000 ,, 7332.7 ,, 1975.3 ,exp, 8.3333 ,, 7911.3 ,, 1975.2 ,exp, 8.6667 ,, 8096.7 ,, 1975.1 ,rec, 9.0667 ,, 8372.3 ,, 1974.4 ,rec, 6.1333 ,, 5701.7 ,, 1974.3 ,rec, 5.5667 ,, 5198.3 ,, 1974.2 ,rec, 5.0667 ,, 4683.3 ,, 1974.1 ,rec, 5.6000 ,, 5039.7 ,, 1973.4 ,rec, 4.4667 ,, 4029.0 ,, 1973.3 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 4372.0 ,, 1973.2 ,exp, 4.8667 ,, 4329.7 ,, 1973.1 ,exp, 5.4333 ,, 4730.7 ,, 1972.4 ,exp, 4.9333 ,, 4334.7 ,, 1972.3 ,exp, 5.6000 ,, 4940.7 ,, 1972.2 ,exp, 5.6000 ,, 4860.3 ,, 1972.1 ,exp, 6.3333 ,, 5392.3 ,, 1971.4 ,exp, 5.5333 ,, 4724.3 ,, 1971.3 ,exp, 5.9667 ,, 5102.3 ,, 1971.2 ,exp, 5.8333 ,, 4879.3 ,, 1971.1 ,exp, 6.5000 ,, 5359.0 ,, 1970.4 ,rec, 5.4000 ,, 4512.3 ,, 1970.3 ,rec, 5.1667 ,, 4346.7 ,, 1970.2 ,rec, 4.6667 ,, 3869.3 ,, 1970.1 ,rec, 4.5000 ,, 3644.0 ,, 1969.4 ,rec, 3.3333 ,, 2726.0 ,, 1969.3 ,exp, 3.6667 ,, 3003.3 ,, 1969.2 ,exp, 3.4000 ,, 2747.0 ,, 1969.1 ,exp, 3.6333 ,, 2848.3 ,, 1968.4 ,exp, 3.2000 ,, 2501.3 ,, 1968.3 ,exp, 3.6000 ,, 2865.3 ,, 1968.2 ,exp, 3.5333 ,, 2803.3 ,, 1968.1 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 3096.7 ,, 1967.4 ,exp, 3.6667 ,, 2858.3 ,, 1967.3 ,exp, 3.8333 ,, 3028.7 ,, 1967.2 ,exp, 3.7667 ,, 2916.7 ,, 1967.1 ,exp, 4.1000 ,, 3099.0 ,, 1966.4 ,exp, 3.3667 ,, 2566.3 ,, 1966.3 ,exp, 3.6000 ,, 2791.3 ,, 1966.2 ,exp, 3.9667 ,, 3038.3 ,, 1966.1 ,exp, 4.2000 ,, 3114.3 ,, 1965.4 ,exp, 3.7333 ,, 2794.3 ,, 1965.3 ,exp, 4.1667 ,, 3145.3 ,, 1965.2 ,exp, 4.7667 ,, 3587.7 ,, 1965.1 ,exp, 5.4333 ,, 3937.7 ,, 1964.4 ,exp, 4.5333 ,, 3308.3 ,, 1964.3 ,exp, 4.7333 ,, 3496.0 ,, 1964.2 ,exp, 5.3333 ,, 3937.3 ,, 1964.1 ,exp, 6.1667 ,, 4401.3 ,, 1963.4 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 3680.0 ,, 1963.3 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 3788.3 ,, 1963.2 ,exp, 5.7667 ,, 4165.3 ,, 1963.1 ,exp, 6.6000 ,, 4646.3 ,, 1962.4 ,exp, 5.0333 ,, 3573.3 ,, 1962.3 ,exp, 5.1667 ,, 3708.7 ,, 1962.2 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 3891.3 ,, 1962.1 ,exp, 6.4667 ,, 4475.0 ,, 1961.4 ,exp, 5.6333 ,, 3948.3 ,, 1961.3 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 4478.3 ,, 1961.2 ,exp, 6.9667 ,, 4957.0 ,, 1961.1 ,rec, 7.8333 ,, 5470.7 ,, 1960.4 ,rec, 5.6667 ,, 3991.3 ,, 1960.3 ,rec, 5.1333 ,, 3636.7 ,, 1960.2 ,rec, 5.2667 ,, 3719.7 ,, 1960.1 ,exp, 5.9667 ,, 4056.3 ,, 1959.4 ,exp, 5.0333 ,, 3462.7 ,, 1959.3 ,exp, 4.9000 ,, 3382.3 ,, 1959.2 ,exp, 5.1667 ,, 3555.0 ,, 1959.1 ,exp, 6.8000 ,, 4558.0 ,, 1958.4 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 3867.7 ,, 1958.3 ,exp, 6.7000 ,, 4587.7 ,, 1958.2 ,rec, 7.4000 ,, 5039.7 ,, 1958.1 ,rec, 7.4000 ,, 4911.7 ,, 1957.4 ,rec, 4.4000 ,, 2974.7 ,, 1957.3 ,rec, 3.8333 ,, 2624.0 ,, 1957.2 ,exp, 4.1667 ,, 2797.7 ,, 1957.1 ,exp, 4.6333 ,, 3037.7 ,, 1956.4 ,exp, 3.6667 ,, 2450.0 ,, 1956.3 ,exp, 3.8333 ,, 2574.7 ,, 1956.2 ,exp, 4.3333 ,, 2896.0 ,, 1956.1 ,exp, 4.7333 ,, 3084.3 ,, 1955.4 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 2473.7 ,, 1955.3 ,exp, 3.7667 ,, 2512.0 ,, 1955.2 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 2915.0 ,, 1955.1 ,exp, 5.5667 ,, 3511.7 ,, 1954.4 ,exp, 4.7667 ,, 3017.7 ,, 1954.3 ,exp, 5.4667 ,, 3527.3 ,, 1954.2 ,rec, 5.8333 ,, 3728.3 ,, 1954.1 ,rec, 6.1333 ,, 3860.3 ,, 1953.4 ,rec, 3.3000 ,, 2074.3 ,, 1953.3 ,rec, 2.5667 ,, 1613.67 ,, 1953.2 ,exp, 2.6667 ,, 1677.33 ,, 1953.1 ,exp, 3.1667 ,, 1974.67 ,, 1952.4 ,exp, 2.4667 ,, 1539.67 ,, 1952.3 ,exp, 3.0333 ,, 1910.33 ,, 1952.2 ,exp, 3.0333 ,, 1883.33 ,, 1952.1 ,exp, 3.6000 ,, 2200.0 ,, 1951.4 ,exp, 2.9667 ,, 1846.67 ,, 1951.3 ,exp, 3.0667 ,, 1921.33 ,, 1951.2 ,exp, 3.1667 ,, 1946.67 ,, 1951.1 ,exp, 4.1333 ,, 2503.3 ,, 1950.4 ,exp, 3.6667 ,, 2273.3 ,, 1950.3 ,exp, 4.4667 ,, 2806.3 ,, 1950.2 ,exp, 5.6333 ,, 3493.0 ,, 1950.1 ,exp, 7.5333 ,, 4584.0 ,, 1949.4 ,rec, 5.9333 ,, 3682.7 ,, 1949.3 ,rec, 6.4000 ,, 3993.0 ,, 1949.2 ,rec, 5.8333 ,, 3586.3 ,, 1949.1 ,rec, 5.4667 ,, 3284.0 ,, 1948.4 ,rec, 3.2667 ,, 1995.00 ,, 1948.3 ,exp, 3.6333 ,, 2236.7 ,, 1948.2 ,exp, 3.7667 ,, 2276.3 ,, 1948.1 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 2601.3 ,, 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)