Table Data - Unemployment Rate for United States
| Title | Unemployment Rate for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M0892BUSM156SNBR |
| Source | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Release | NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Percent |
| Date Range | 1940-01-01 to 1946-12-01 |
| Last Updated | 2012-08-17 2:29 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1940-01-01 | 15.53 |
| 1940-02-01 | . |
| 1940-03-01 | 15.03 |
| 1940-04-01 | 15.82 |
| 1940-05-01 | 15.50 |
| 1940-06-01 | 13.38 |
| 1940-07-01 | 14.11 |
| 1940-08-01 | 14.94 |
| 1940-09-01 | 13.32 |
| 1940-10-01 | 14.76 |
| 1940-11-01 | 14.25 |
| 1940-12-01 | 13.41 |
| 1941-01-01 | 12.13 |
| 1941-02-01 | 11.72 |
| 1941-03-01 | 11.86 |
| 1941-04-01 | 12.24 |
| 1941-05-01 | 10.91 |
| 1941-06-01 | 9.84 |
| 1941-07-01 | 9.20 |
| 1941-08-01 | 9.53 |
| 1941-09-01 | 9.00 |
| 1941-10-01 | 7.80 |
| 1941-11-01 | 7.37 |
| 1941-12-01 | 6.91 |
| 1942-01-01 | 7.00 |
| 1942-02-01 | 6.71 |
| 1942-03-01 | 6.34 |
| 1942-04-01 | 5.75 |
| 1942-05-01 | 4.94 |
| 1942-06-01 | 4.57 |
| 1942-07-01 | 4.33 |
| 1942-08-01 | 3.74 |
| 1942-09-01 | 3.26 |
| 1942-10-01 | 3.23 |
| 1942-11-01 | 3.12 |
| 1942-12-01 | 2.88 |
| 1943-01-01 | 2.40 |
| 1943-02-01 | 2.37 |
| 1943-03-01 | 2.02 |
| 1943-04-01 | 1.93 |
| 1943-05-01 | 1.82 |
| 1943-06-01 | 2.08 |
| 1943-07-01 | 2.16 |
| 1943-08-01 | 1.81 |
| 1943-09-01 | 1.71 |
| 1943-10-01 | 1.62 |
| 1943-11-01 | 1.40 |
| 1943-12-01 | 1.35 |
| 1944-01-01 | 1.35 |
| 1944-02-01 | 1.18 |
| 1944-03-01 | 1.27 |
| 1944-04-01 | 1.22 |
| 1944-05-01 | 1.42 |
| 1944-06-01 | 1.44 |
| 1944-07-01 | 1.41 |
| 1944-08-01 | 1.20 |
| 1944-09-01 | 1.19 |
| 1944-10-01 | 0.91 |
| 1944-11-01 | 0.99 |
| 1944-12-01 | 1.00 |
| 1945-01-01 | 1.05 |
| 1945-02-01 | 1.10 |
| 1945-03-01 | 1.07 |
| 1945-04-01 | 1.02 |
| 1945-05-01 | 1.05 |
| 1945-06-01 | 1.47 |
| 1945-07-01 | 1.54 |
| 1945-08-01 | 1.51 |
| 1945-09-01 | 3.40 |
| 1945-10-01 | 3.33 |
| 1945-11-01 | 3.53 |
| 1945-12-01 | 3.92 |
| 1946-01-01 | 3.96 |
| 1946-02-01 | 3.96 |
| 1946-03-01 | 4.21 |
| 1946-04-01 | 3.90 |
| 1946-05-01 | 4.26 |
| 1946-06-01 | 4.02 |
| 1946-07-01 | 3.54 |
| 1946-08-01 | 3.73 |
| 1946-09-01 | 3.97 |
| 1946-10-01 | 4.00 |
| 1946-11-01 | 3.96 |
| 1946-12-01 | 4.16 |