Unemployment File name : blsnea4.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), year , expansion (e) | peak (p) | trough (t) | recesscion (r) (as determined by NBER), 1948_to_Oct_2008,, 1948_to_Oct_2008, 2008 ,exp, 6.1000p,, 9469.0p,, 2007 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 7371.0 ,, 2006 ,exp, 4.3000 ,, 6491.0 ,, 2005 ,exp, 4.6000 ,, 6956.0 ,, 2004 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 7599.0 ,, 2003 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 7945.0 ,, 2002 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 8209.0 ,, 2001 ,rec, 5.4000 ,, 7773.0 ,, 2000 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 5264.0 ,, 1999 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 5245.0 ,, 1998 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 5565.0 ,, 1997 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 5957.0 ,, 1996 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 6680.0 ,, 1995 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 6872.0 ,, 1994 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 6690.0 ,, 1993 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 7959.0 ,, 1992 ,exp, 7.1000 ,, 9045.0 ,, 1991 ,rec, 6.9000 ,, 8755.0 ,, 1990 ,rec, 6.0000 ,, 7525.0 ,, 1989 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 6300.0 ,, 1988 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 6142.0 ,, 1987 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 6526.0 ,, 1986 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 7461.0 ,, 1985 ,exp, 6.7000 ,, 7717.0 ,, 1984 ,exp, 7.0000 ,, 7978.0 ,, 1983 ,exp, 8.0000 ,, 8992.0 ,, 1982 ,rec, 10.500 ,, 11628.0 ,, 1981 ,rec, 8.3000 ,, 9013.0 ,, 1980 ,rec, 6.9000 ,, 7430.0 ,, 1979 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 6027.0 ,, 1978 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 5896.0 ,, 1977 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 6031.0 ,, 1976 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 7154.0 ,, 1975 ,rec, 7.8000 ,, 7307.0 ,, 1974 ,rec, 6.7000 ,, 6199.0 ,, 1973 ,rec, 4.6000 ,, 4130.0 ,, 1972 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 4169.0 ,, 1971 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 4728.0 ,, 1970 ,rec, 5.6000 ,, 4650.0 ,, 1969 ,rec, 3.2000 ,, 2627.0 ,, 1968 ,exp, 3.1000 ,, 2418.0 ,, 1967 ,exp, 3.5000 ,, 2720.0 ,, 1966 ,exp, 3.5000 ,, 2655.0 ,, 1965 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 2786.0 ,, 1964 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 3409.0 ,, 1963 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 3788.0 ,, 1962 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 3760.0 ,, 1961 ,rec, 5.8000 ,, 4041.0 ,, 1960 ,rec, 6.4000 ,, 4470.0 ,, 1959 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 3521.0 ,, 1958 ,rec, 6.0000 ,, 4068.0 ,, 1957 ,rec, 5.0000 ,, 3332.0 ,, 1956 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 2660.0 ,, 1955 ,exp, 3.9000 ,, 2601.0 ,, 1954 ,rec, 4.8000 ,, 3009.0 ,, 1953 ,rec, 4.2000 ,, 2634.0 ,, 1952 ,exp, 2.5000 ,, 1545.00 ,, 1951 ,exp, 2.9000 ,, 1796.00 ,, 1950 ,exp, 3.9000 ,, 2409.0 ,, 1949 ,rec, 6.0000 ,, 3690.0 ,, 1948 ,rec, 3.6000 ,, 2205.0 ,, 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)