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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 18 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 19 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 |
             |                nsa |       ( unemployed |
             |                    |      persons ) nsa |
             |        LNu04000000 |        LNu03000000 |
         Bus.|     percent (nsa)  |   thousands (nsa)  |
year    cycle|__1948_to_Jul_2008 _|__1948_to_Jul_2008 _|
2008     exp              6.000p                9433p  
2007     exp              4.800                 7371   
2006     exp              4.300                 6491   
2005     exp              4.600                 6956   
2004     exp              5.100                 7599   
2003     exp              5.400                 7945   
2002     exp              5.700                 8209   
2001     rec              5.400                 7773   
2000     exp              3.700                 5264   
1999     exp              3.700                 5245   
1998     exp              4.000                 5565   
1997     exp              4.400                 5957   
1996     exp              5.000                 6680   
1995     exp              5.200                 6872   
1994     exp              5.100                 6690   
1993     exp              6.100                 7959   
1992     exp              7.100                 9045   
1991     rec              6.900                 8755   
1990     rec              6.000                 7525   
1989     exp              5.100                 6300   
1988     exp              5.000                 6142   
1987     exp              5.400                 6526   
1986     exp              6.300                 7461   
1985     exp              6.700                 7717   
1984     exp              7.000                 7978   
1983     exp              8.000                 8992   
1982     rec              10.50                11628   
1981     rec              8.300                 9013   
1980     rec              6.900                 7430   
1979     exp              5.700                 6027   
1978     exp              5.700                 5896   
1977     exp              6.000                 6031   
1976     exp              7.400                 7154   
1975     rec              7.800                 7307   
1974     rec              6.700                 6199   
1973     rec              4.600                 4130   
1972     exp              4.800                 4169   
1971     exp              5.500                 4728   
1970     rec              5.600                 4650   
1969     rec              3.200                 2627   
1968     exp              3.100                 2418   
1967     exp              3.500                 2720   
1966     exp              3.500                 2655   
1965     exp              3.700                 2786   
1964     exp              4.700                 3409   
1963     exp              5.300                 3788   
1962     exp              5.300                 3760   
1961     rec              5.800                 4041   
1960     rec              6.400                 4470   
1959     exp              5.100                 3521   
1958     rec              6.000                 4068   
1957     rec              5.000                 3332   
1956     exp              4.000                 2660   
1955     exp              3.900                 2601   
1954     rec              4.800                 3009   
1953     rec              4.200                 2634   
1952     exp              2.500               1545.0   
1951     exp              2.900               1796.0   
1950     exp              3.900                 2409   
1949     rec              6.000                 3690   
1948     rec              3.600                 2205   

   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)