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Unemployment (sa) 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. (seasonally adjusted) | Units : percent (sa) Code LNS14000000 49 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. (seasonally adjusted) | Units : thousands (sa) Code LNS13000000 50 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20080819
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 |
             |           seas adj |       ( unemployed |
             |                    | persons ) seas adj |
             |        LNS14000000 |        LNS13000000 |
         Bus.|      percent (sa)  |    thousands (sa)  |
year    cycle|__1948_to_Jul_2008 _|__1948_to_Jul_2008 _|
2008     exp              5.700p                8784p  
2007     exp              5.000                 7655   
2006     exp              4.400                 6760   
2005     exp              4.800                 7262   
2004     exp              5.400                 7949   
2003     exp              5.700                 8317   
2002     exp              6.000                 8640   
2001     rec              5.700                 8258   
2000     exp              3.900                 5634   
1999     exp              4.000                 5653   
1998     exp              4.400                 6032   
1997     exp              4.700                 6476   
1996     exp              5.400                 7253   
1995     exp              5.600                 7423   
1994     exp              5.500                 7230   
1993     exp              6.500                 8477   
1992     exp              7.400                 9557   
1991     rec              7.300                 9198   
1990     rec              6.300                 7901   
1989     exp              5.400                 6667   
1988     exp              5.300                 6518   
1987     exp              5.700                 6936   
1986     exp              6.600                 7883   
1985     exp              7.000                 8138   
1984     exp              7.300                 8358   
1983     exp              8.300                 9331   
1982     rec              10.80                12051   
1981     rec              8.500                 9267   
1980     rec              7.200                 7718   
1979     exp              6.000                 6325   
1978     exp              6.000                 6228   
1977     exp              6.400                 6386   
1976     exp              7.800                 7545   
1975     rec              8.200                 7744   
1974     rec              7.200                 6636   
1973     rec              4.900                 4489   
1972     exp              5.200                 4543   
1971     exp              6.000                 5154   
1970     rec              6.100                 5076   
1969     rec              3.500                 2884   
1968     exp              3.400                 2685   
1967     exp              3.800                 3018   
1966     exp              3.800                 2912   
1965     exp              4.000                 3031   
1964     exp              5.000                 3651   
1963     exp              5.500                 3975   
1962     exp              5.500                 3907   
1961     rec              6.000                 4177   
1960     rec              6.600                 4617   
1959     exp              5.300                 3653   
1958     rec              6.200                 4191   
1957     rec              5.200                 3476   
1956     exp              4.200                 2790   
1955     exp              4.200                 2761   
1954     rec              5.000                 3196   
1953     rec              4.500                 2818   
1952     exp              2.700               1667.0   
1951     exp              3.100               1960.0   
1950     exp              4.300                 2639   
1949     rec              6.600                 4063   
1948     rec              4.000                 2429   

   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. (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. (seasonally adjusted)