Unemployment File name : blsneq4.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, 6.0000 ,, 9199.0 ,, 2008.2 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 8933.0 ,, 2008.1 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 8027.0 ,, 2007.4 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 7371.0 ,, 2007.3 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 6952.0 ,, 2007.2 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 7295.0 ,, 2007.1 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 6913.0 ,, 2006.4 ,exp, 4.3000 ,, 6491.0 ,, 2006.3 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 6625.0 ,, 2006.2 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 7341.0 ,, 2006.1 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 7255.0 ,, 2005.4 ,exp, 4.6000 ,, 6956.0 ,, 2005.3 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 7259.0 ,, 2005.2 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 7870.0 ,, 2005.1 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 7986.0 ,, 2004.4 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 7599.0 ,, 2004.3 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 7545.0 ,, 2004.2 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 8616.0 ,, 2004.1 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 8834.0 ,, 2003.4 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 7945.0 ,, 2003.3 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 8436.0 ,, 2003.2 ,exp, 6.5000 ,, 9649.0 ,, 2003.1 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 9018.0 ,, 2002.4 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 8209.0 ,, 2002.3 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 7790.0 ,, 2002.2 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 8758.0 ,, 2002.1 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 8776.0 ,, 2001.4 ,rec, 5.4000 ,, 7773.0 ,, 2001.3 ,rec, 4.7000 ,, 6766.0 ,, 2001.2 ,rec, 4.7000 ,, 6816.0 ,, 2001.1 ,rec, 4.5000 ,, 6509.0 ,, 2000.4 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 5264.0 ,, 2000.3 ,exp, 3.8000 ,, 5359.0 ,, 2000.2 ,exp, 4.1000 ,, 5959.0 ,, 2000.1 ,exp, 4.3000 ,, 6069.0 ,, 1999.4 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 5245.0 ,, 1999.3 ,exp, 4.1000 ,, 5661.0 ,, 1999.2 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 6271.0 ,, 1999.1 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 6119.0 ,, 1998.4 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 5565.0 ,, 1998.3 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 6039.0 ,, 1998.2 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 6534.0 ,, 1998.1 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 6816.0 ,, 1997.4 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 5957.0 ,, 1997.3 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 6403.0 ,, 1997.2 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 7094.0 ,, 1997.1 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 7399.0 ,, 1996.4 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 6680.0 ,, 1996.3 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 6700.0 ,, 1996.2 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 7377.0 ,, 1996.1 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 7700.0 ,, 1995.4 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 6872.0 ,, 1995.3 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 7167.0 ,, 1995.2 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 7727.0 ,, 1995.1 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 7480.0 ,, 1994.4 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 6690.0 ,, 1994.3 ,exp, 5.6000 ,, 7379.0 ,, 1994.2 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 8251.0 ,, 1994.1 ,exp, 6.8000 ,, 8874.0 ,, 1993.4 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 7959.0 ,, 1993.3 ,exp, 6.4000 ,, 8302.0 ,, 1993.2 ,exp, 7.2000 ,, 9473.0 ,, 1993.1 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 9478.0 ,, 1992.4 ,exp, 7.1000 ,, 9045.0 ,, 1992.3 ,exp, 7.3000 ,, 9316.0 ,, 1992.2 ,exp, 8.0000 ,, 10366.0 ,, 1992.1 ,exp, 7.8000 ,, 9913.0 ,, 1991.4 ,exp, 6.9000 ,, 8755.0 ,, 1991.3 ,exp, 6.5000 ,, 8270.0 ,, 1991.2 ,exp, 7.0000 ,, 8992.0 ,, 1991.1 ,rec, 7.2000 ,, 8995.0 ,, 1990.4 ,rec, 6.0000 ,, 7525.0 ,, 1990.3 ,rec, 5.6000 ,, 7003.0 ,, 1990.2 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 6884.0 ,, 1990.1 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 6852.0 ,, 1989.4 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 6300.0 ,, 1989.3 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 6330.0 ,, 1989.2 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 6850.0 ,, 1989.1 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 6378.0 ,, 1988.4 ,exp, 5.0000 ,, 6142.0 ,, 1988.3 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 6368.0 ,, 1988.2 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 6819.0 ,, 1988.1 ,exp, 5.9000 ,, 7090.0 ,, 1987.4 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 6526.0 ,, 1987.3 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 6857.0 ,, 1987.2 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 7655.0 ,, 1987.1 ,exp, 6.9000 ,, 8124.0 ,, 1986.4 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 7461.0 ,, 1986.3 ,exp, 6.8000 ,, 8015.0 ,, 1986.2 ,exp, 7.3000 ,, 8775.0 ,, 1986.1 ,exp, 7.5000 ,, 8667.0 ,, 1985.4 ,exp, 6.7000 ,, 7717.0 ,, 1985.3 ,exp, 6.9000 ,, 7984.0 ,, 1985.2 ,exp, 7.5000 ,, 8753.0 ,, 1985.1 ,exp, 7.5000 ,, 8625.0 ,, 1984.4 ,exp, 7.0000 ,, 7978.0 ,, 1984.3 ,exp, 7.1000 ,, 8051.0 ,, 1984.2 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 8582.0 ,, 1984.1 ,exp, 8.1000 ,, 9057.0 ,, 1983.4 ,exp, 8.0000 ,, 8992.0 ,, 1983.3 ,exp, 8.8000 ,, 9830.0 ,, 1983.2 ,exp, 10.200 ,, 11570.0 ,, 1983.1 ,exp, 10.800 ,, 11879.0 ,, 1982.4 ,rec, 10.500 ,, 11628.0 ,, 1982.3 ,rec, 9.7000 ,, 10695.0 ,, 1982.2 ,rec, 9.8000 ,, 10886.0 ,, 1982.1 ,rec, 9.5000 ,, 10290.0 ,, 1981.4 ,rec, 8.3000 ,, 9013.0 ,, 1981.3 ,rec, 7.3000 ,, 7884.0 ,, 1981.2 ,exp, 7.7000 ,, 8485.0 ,, 1981.1 ,exp, 7.7000 ,, 8271.0 ,, 1980.4 ,exp, 6.9000 ,, 7430.0 ,, 1980.3 ,rec, 7.2000 ,, 7655.0 ,, 1980.2 ,rec, 7.8000 ,, 8481.0 ,, 1980.1 ,rec, 6.6000 ,, 6983.0 ,, 1979.4 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 6027.0 ,, 1979.3 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 5978.0 ,, 1979.2 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 6409.0 ,, 1979.1 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 6325.0 ,, 1978.4 ,exp, 5.7000 ,, 5896.0 ,, 1978.3 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 5958.0 ,, 1978.2 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 6481.0 ,, 1978.1 ,exp, 6.6000 ,, 6621.0 ,, 1977.4 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 6031.0 ,, 1977.3 ,exp, 6.6000 ,, 6579.0 ,, 1977.2 ,exp, 7.5000 ,, 7589.0 ,, 1977.1 ,exp, 7.9000 ,, 7680.0 ,, 1976.4 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 7154.0 ,, 1976.3 ,exp, 7.4000 ,, 7148.0 ,, 1976.2 ,exp, 8.0000 ,, 7772.0 ,, 1976.1 ,exp, 8.1000 ,, 7631.0 ,, 1975.4 ,exp, 7.8000 ,, 7307.0 ,, 1975.3 ,exp, 8.1000 ,, 7624.0 ,, 1975.2 ,exp, 9.1000 ,, 8667.0 ,, 1975.1 ,rec, 9.1000 ,, 8446.0 ,, 1974.4 ,rec, 6.7000 ,, 6199.0 ,, 1974.3 ,rec, 5.7000 ,, 5287.0 ,, 1974.2 ,rec, 5.8000 ,, 5459.0 ,, 1974.1 ,rec, 5.3000 ,, 4826.0 ,, 1973.4 ,rec, 4.6000 ,, 4130.0 ,, 1973.3 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 4230.0 ,, 1973.2 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 4907.0 ,, 1973.1 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 4564.0 ,, 1972.4 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 4169.0 ,, 1972.3 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 4705.0 ,, 1972.2 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 5467.0 ,, 1972.1 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 5250.0 ,, 1971.4 ,exp, 5.5000 ,, 4728.0 ,, 1971.3 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 4867.0 ,, 1971.2 ,exp, 6.5000 ,, 5511.0 ,, 1971.1 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 5190.0 ,, 1970.4 ,rec, 5.6000 ,, 4650.0 ,, 1970.3 ,rec, 5.2000 ,, 4300.0 ,, 1970.2 ,rec, 5.6000 ,, 4671.0 ,, 1970.1 ,rec, 4.6000 ,, 3732.0 ,, 1969.4 ,rec, 3.2000 ,, 2627.0 ,, 1969.3 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 2958.0 ,, 1969.2 ,exp, 4.1000 ,, 3399.0 ,, 1969.1 ,exp, 3.5000 ,, 2747.0 ,, 1968.4 ,exp, 3.1000 ,, 2418.0 ,, 1968.3 ,exp, 3.3000 ,, 2607.0 ,, 1968.2 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 3615.0 ,, 1968.1 ,exp, 3.8000 ,, 2929.0 ,, 1967.4 ,exp, 3.5000 ,, 2720.0 ,, 1967.3 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 2895.0 ,, 1967.2 ,exp, 4.6000 ,, 3628.0 ,, 1967.1 ,exp, 3.9000 ,, 2954.0 ,, 1966.4 ,exp, 3.5000 ,, 2655.0 ,, 1966.3 ,exp, 3.3000 ,, 2503.0 ,, 1966.2 ,exp, 4.6000 ,, 3592.0 ,, 1966.1 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 2990.0 ,, 1965.4 ,exp, 3.7000 ,, 2786.0 ,, 1965.3 ,exp, 3.8000 ,, 2842.0 ,, 1965.2 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 4057.0 ,, 1965.1 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 3699.0 ,, 1964.4 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 3409.0 ,, 1964.3 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 3262.0 ,, 1964.2 ,exp, 5.9000 ,, 4453.0 ,, 1964.1 ,exp, 5.9000 ,, 4225.0 ,, 1963.4 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 3788.0 ,, 1963.3 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 3470.0 ,, 1963.2 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 4554.0 ,, 1963.1 ,exp, 6.3000 ,, 4442.0 ,, 1962.4 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 3760.0 ,, 1962.3 ,exp, 4.9000 ,, 3455.0 ,, 1962.2 ,exp, 5.9000 ,, 4219.0 ,, 1962.1 ,exp, 6.2000 ,, 4323.0 ,, 1961.4 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 4041.0 ,, 1961.3 ,exp, 5.8000 ,, 4034.0 ,, 1961.2 ,exp, 7.3000 ,, 5313.0 ,, 1961.1 ,rec, 7.7000 ,, 5423.0 ,, 1960.4 ,rec, 6.4000 ,, 4470.0 ,, 1960.3 ,rec, 4.7000 ,, 3315.0 ,, 1960.2 ,rec, 5.8000 ,, 4172.0 ,, 1960.1 ,exp, 6.1000 ,, 4164.0 ,, 1959.4 ,exp, 5.1000 ,, 3521.0 ,, 1959.3 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 3195.0 ,, 1959.2 ,exp, 5.4000 ,, 3780.0 ,, 1959.1 ,exp, 6.4000 ,, 4298.0 ,, 1958.4 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 4068.0 ,, 1958.3 ,exp, 6.0000 ,, 4058.0 ,, 1958.2 ,rec, 7.6000 ,, 5223.0 ,, 1958.1 ,rec, 7.7000 ,, 5155.0 ,, 1957.4 ,rec, 5.0000 ,, 3332.0 ,, 1957.3 ,rec, 3.7000 ,, 2503.0 ,, 1957.2 ,exp, 4.6000 ,, 3131.0 ,, 1957.1 ,exp, 4.3000 ,, 2822.0 ,, 1956.4 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 2660.0 ,, 1956.3 ,exp, 3.4000 ,, 2273.0 ,, 1956.2 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 3179.0 ,, 1956.1 ,exp, 4.7000 ,, 3095.0 ,, 1955.4 ,exp, 3.9000 ,, 2601.0 ,, 1955.3 ,exp, 3.5000 ,, 2338.0 ,, 1955.2 ,exp, 4.4000 ,, 2893.0 ,, 1955.1 ,exp, 5.2000 ,, 3297.0 ,, 1954.4 ,exp, 4.8000 ,, 3009.0 ,, 1954.3 ,exp, 5.3000 ,, 3433.0 ,, 1954.2 ,rec, 5.7000 ,, 3681.0 ,, 1954.1 ,rec, 6.4000 ,, 4037.0 ,, 1953.4 ,rec, 4.2000 ,, 2634.0 ,, 1953.3 ,rec, 2.6000 ,, 1619.00 ,, 1953.2 ,exp, 2.7000 ,, 1732.00 ,, 1953.1 ,exp, 2.9000 ,, 1828.00 ,, 1952.4 ,exp, 2.5000 ,, 1545.00 ,, 1952.3 ,exp, 2.7000 ,, 1728.00 ,, 1952.2 ,exp, 3.2000 ,, 2032.0 ,, 1952.1 ,exp, 3.3000 ,, 2002.0 ,, 1951.4 ,exp, 2.9000 ,, 1796.00 ,, 1951.3 ,exp, 3.0000 ,, 1886.00 ,, 1951.2 ,exp, 3.4000 ,, 2132.0 ,, 1951.1 ,exp, 3.8000 ,, 2323.0 ,, 1950.4 ,exp, 3.9000 ,, 2409.0 ,, 1950.3 ,exp, 4.0000 ,, 2490.0 ,, 1950.2 ,exp, 5.6000 ,, 3551.0 ,, 1950.1 ,exp, 7.1000 ,, 4313.0 ,, 1949.4 ,rec, 6.0000 ,, 3690.0 ,, 1949.3 ,rec, 5.9000 ,, 3635.0 ,, 1949.2 ,rec, 6.4000 ,, 3966.0 ,, 1949.1 ,rec, 5.6000 ,, 3383.0 ,, 1948.4 ,rec, 3.6000 ,, 2205.0 ,, 1948.3 ,exp, 3.4000 ,, 2061.0 ,, 1948.2 ,exp, 3.9000 ,, 2408.0 ,, 1948.1 ,exp, 4.5000 ,, 2646.0 ,, 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)