NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Unemployment (14 Years and Older) for United States Series ID: M0884CUSM148NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Millions of Persons Date Range: 1947-01-01 to 1966-12-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-17 2:26 PM CDT Notes: Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1929-1944 (2)--Original Data, 1940-1957 (3)--Original Data, 1947-1966. Unemployment Means The Difference Between The Number Of Persons In The Labor Force And The Number Of Persons Working. Negative Unemployment Arises Beginning In 1947, Unemployment Was Redefined To Include Persons On Temporary Layoff And Persons Waiting To Report For Work Within 30 Days. Beginning In 1957, A Small Group Of Students Previously Included In The Waiting Group Has Been Covered By The Category "Not In The Labor Force -- In School." 1955 And 1956 Figures, Not Published According To The New Definition, May Be Derived From Table C, P. 6, Monthly Review On The Labor Force, February 1957, And Previous Monthly Figures. Alaska And Hawaii Are Included Beginning In 1960; The Effect On The Data Is Negligible. A New Method Of Seasonal Adjustment Was Begun In 1961. Adjusted Data Are The Sum Of Four Components -- Unemployed Males And Unemployed Females, Each Group Broken Down Into Persons Under And Over 20 Years Of Age. Seasonal Ment Was Revised From April 1948 On, Then Again In March 1965 (See Monthly Report On The Labor Force, January 1965). Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Data For 1947-1954: Unpublished Tabulation Obtained From Council Of Economic Advisors; Data For 1955-1966: Bureau Of The Census, Current Population Reports--Labor Force, Series P-50; Annual Report Of 1955; And Monthly Report On The Labor Force Thereafter. This NBER data series m08084c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: m08084c DATE VALUE 1947-01-01 2.522 1947-02-01 2.604 1947-03-01 2.538 1947-04-01 2.681 1947-05-01 2.196 1947-06-01 2.869 1947-07-01 2.884 1947-08-01 2.409 1947-09-01 2.149 1947-10-01 1.812 1947-11-01 1.779 1947-12-01 1.829 1948-01-01 2.371 1948-02-01 2.851 1948-03-01 2.676 1948-04-01 2.444 1948-05-01 2.028 1948-06-01 2.574 1948-07-01 2.546 1948-08-01 2.278 1948-09-01 2.083 1948-10-01 1.768 1948-11-01 2.065 1948-12-01 2.213 1949-01-01 3.033 1949-02-01 3.490 1949-03-01 3.397 1949-04-01 3.285 1949-05-01 3.565 1949-06-01 4.089 1949-07-01 4.480 1949-08-01 4.025 1949-09-01 3.652 1949-10-01 3.823 1949-11-01 3.622 1949-12-01 3.719 1950-01-01 4.699 1950-02-01 4.828 1950-03-01 4.342 1950-04-01 3.707 1950-05-01 3.306 1950-06-01 3.737 1950-07-01 3.481 1950-08-01 2.671 1950-09-01 2.539 1950-10-01 2.077 1950-11-01 2.382 1950-12-01 2.438 1951-01-01 2.683 1951-02-01 2.572 1951-03-01 2.352 1951-04-01 1.959 1951-05-01 1.812 1951-06-01 2.276 1951-07-01 2.156 1951-08-01 1.836 1951-09-01 1.906 1951-10-01 1.784 1951-11-01 2.024 1951-12-01 1.830 1952-01-01 2.278 1952-02-01 2.358 1952-03-01 2.038 1952-04-01 1.870 1952-05-01 1.840 1952-06-01 2.158 1952-07-01 2.204 1952-08-01 1.974 1952-09-01 1.774 1952-10-01 1.504 1952-11-01 1.616 1952-12-01 1.564 1953-01-01 2.167 1953-02-01 1.984 1953-03-01 1.850 1953-04-01 1.787 1953-05-01 1.571 1953-06-01 1.834 1953-07-01 1.770 1953-08-01 1.542 1953-09-01 1.634 1953-10-01 1.583 1953-11-01 2.045 1953-12-01 2.676 1954-01-01 3.594 1954-02-01 3.994 1954-03-01 4.052 1954-04-01 3.869 1954-05-01 3.690 1954-06-01 3.803 1954-07-01 3.783 1954-08-01 3.539 1954-09-01 3.464 1954-10-01 2.963 1954-11-01 3.146 1954-12-01 3.039 1955-01-01 3.697 1955-02-01 3.583 1955-03-01 3.326 1955-04-01 3.187 1955-05-01 2.711 1955-06-01 3.019 1955-07-01 2.781 1955-08-01 2.610 1955-09-01 2.361 1955-10-01 2.317 1955-11-01 2.593 1955-12-01 2.657 1956-01-01 3.092 1956-02-01 3.136 1956-03-01 3.125 1956-04-01 2.755 1956-05-01 2.896 1956-06-01 3.403 1956-07-01 3.134 1956-08-01 2.527 1956-09-01 2.295 1956-10-01 2.127 1956-11-01 2.648 1956-12-01 2.723 1957-01-01 3.244 1957-02-01 3.121 1957-03-01 2.882 1957-04-01 2.690 1957-05-01 2.715 1957-06-01 3.337 1957-07-01 3.007 1957-08-01 2.609 1957-09-01 2.552 1957-10-01 2.508 1957-11-01 3.188 1957-12-01 3.374 1958-01-01 4.494 1958-02-01 5.173 1958-03-01 5.198 1958-04-01 5.120 1958-05-01 4.904 1958-06-01 5.437 1958-07-01 5.294 1958-08-01 4.699 1958-09-01 4.111 1958-10-01 3.805 1958-11-01 3.833 1958-12-01 4.108 1959-01-01 4.724 1959-02-01 4.749 1959-03-01 4.362 1959-04-01 3.627 1959-05-01 3.389 1959-06-01 3.982 1959-07-01 3.744 1959-08-01 3.426 1959-09-01 3.230 1959-10-01 3.272 1959-11-01 3.670 1959-12-01 3.577 1960-01-01 4.149 1960-02-01 3.931 1960-03-01 4.206 1960-04-01 3.660 1960-05-01 3.459 1960-06-01 4.423 1960-07-01 4.017 1960-08-01 3.788 1960-09-01 3.388 1960-10-01 3.579 1960-11-01 4.031 1960-12-01 4.540 1961-01-01 5.385 1961-02-01 5.705 1961-03-01 5.495 1961-04-01 4.962 1961-05-01 4.768 1961-06-01 5.580 1961-07-01 5.140 1961-08-01 4.542 1961-09-01 4.085 1961-10-01 3.934 1961-11-01 3.990 1961-12-01 4.091 1962-01-01 4.663 1962-02-01 4.543 1962-03-01 4.382 1962-04-01 3.946 1962-05-01 3.719 1962-06-01 4.463 1962-07-01 4.018 1962-08-01 3.932 1962-09-01 3.512 1962-10-01 3.294 1962-11-01 3.801 1962-12-01 3.817 1963-01-01 4.672 1963-02-01 4.918 1963-03-01 4.501 1963-04-01 4.063 1963-05-01 4.066 1963-06-01 4.846 1963-07-01 4.322 1963-08-01 3.857 1963-09-01 3.516 1963-10-01 3.453 1963-11-01 3.936 1963-12-01 3.846 1964-01-01 4.565 1964-02-01 4.524 1964-03-01 4.293 1964-04-01 3.921 1964-05-01 3.640 1964-06-01 4.692 1964-07-01 3.813 1964-08-01 3.654 1964-09-01 3.317 1964-10-01 3.252 1964-11-01 3.373 1964-12-01 3.466 1965-01-01 3.996 1965-02-01 4.218 1965-03-01 3.740 1965-04-01 3.552 1965-05-01 3.335 1965-06-01 4.287 1965-07-01 3.602 1965-08-01 3.258 1965-09-01 2.875 1965-10-01 2.757 1965-11-01 2.966 1965-12-01 2.888 1966-01-01 3.290 1966-02-01 3.158 1966-03-01 3.087 1966-04-01 2.802 1966-05-01 2.942 1966-06-01 3.870 1966-07-01 3.225 1966-08-01 2.921 1966-09-01 2.573 1966-10-01 2.521 1966-11-01 2.640 1966-12-01 2.732