Title:               Unemployment Rate for United States
Series ID:           M0892CUSM156NNBR
Source:              National Bureau of Economic Research
Release:             NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               Percent
Date Range:          1947-01-01 to 1966-12-01
Last Updated:        2012-08-17 2:27 PM CDT
Notes:               Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted,
                     1929-1942 (2)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1940-1946 (3)--Original Data,
                     1947-1966. Beginning In April 1962 Labor Force Estimates Are Based On
                     The 1960 Population Census. Source: Employment And Earnings And
                     Monthly Report On The Labor Force, Vol. 13, No. 9, March 1967.
                     
                     This NBER data series m08292c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8
                     at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.
                     
                     NBER Indicator: m08292c

DATE       VALUE
1947-01-01   4.2
1947-02-01   4.3
1947-03-01   4.0
1947-04-01   4.1
1947-05-01   3.3
1947-06-01   3.9
1947-07-01   4.0
1947-08-01   3.4
1947-09-01   3.1
1947-10-01   2.7
1947-11-01   2.7
1947-12-01   2.8
1948-01-01   4.0
1948-02-01   4.7
1948-03-01   4.5
1948-04-01   4.0
1948-05-01   3.4
1948-06-01   3.9
1948-07-01   3.9
1948-08-01   3.6
1948-09-01   3.4
1948-10-01   2.9
1948-11-01   3.3
1948-12-01   3.6
1949-01-01   5.0
1949-02-01   5.8
1949-03-01   5.6
1949-04-01   5.4
1949-05-01   5.7
1949-06-01   6.4
1949-07-01   7.0
1949-08-01   6.3
1949-09-01   5.9
1949-10-01   6.1
1949-11-01   5.7
1949-12-01   6.0
1950-01-01   7.6
1950-02-01   7.9
1950-03-01   7.1
1950-04-01   6.0
1950-05-01   5.3
1950-06-01   5.6
1950-07-01   5.3
1950-08-01   4.1
1950-09-01   4.0
1950-10-01   3.3
1950-11-01   3.8
1950-12-01   3.9
1951-01-01   4.4
1951-02-01   4.2
1951-03-01   3.8
1951-04-01   3.2
1951-05-01   2.9
1951-06-01   3.4
1951-07-01   3.3
1951-08-01   2.9
1951-09-01   3.0
1951-10-01   2.8
1951-11-01   3.2
1951-12-01   2.9
1952-01-01   3.7
1952-02-01   3.8
1952-03-01   3.3
1952-04-01   3.0
1952-05-01   2.9
1952-06-01   3.2
1952-07-01   3.3
1952-08-01   3.1
1952-09-01   2.7
1952-10-01   2.4
1952-11-01   2.5
1952-12-01   2.5
1953-01-01   3.4
1953-02-01   3.2
1953-03-01   2.9
1953-04-01   2.8
1953-05-01   2.5
1953-06-01   2.7
1953-07-01   2.7
1953-08-01   2.4
1953-09-01   2.6
1953-10-01   2.5
1953-11-01   3.2
1953-12-01   4.2
1954-01-01   5.7
1954-02-01   6.3
1954-03-01   6.4
1954-04-01   6.1
1954-05-01   5.7
1954-06-01   5.7
1954-07-01   5.7
1954-08-01   5.4
1954-09-01   5.3
1954-10-01   4.6
1954-11-01   4.9
1954-12-01   4.8
1955-01-01   5.8
1955-02-01   5.7
1955-03-01   5.2
1955-04-01   4.9
1955-05-01   4.2
1955-06-01   4.4
1955-07-01   4.0
1955-08-01   3.8
1955-09-01   3.5
1955-10-01   3.4
1955-11-01   3.8
1955-12-01   3.9
1956-01-01   4.7
1956-02-01   4.8
1956-03-01   4.7
1956-04-01   4.1
1956-05-01   4.2
1956-06-01   4.7
1956-07-01   4.4
1956-08-01   3.7
1956-09-01   3.4
1956-10-01   3.1
1956-11-01   3.9
1956-12-01   4.0
1957-01-01   4.9
1957-02-01   4.7
1957-03-01   4.3
1957-04-01   4.0
1957-05-01   3.9
1957-06-01   4.6
1957-07-01   4.1
1957-08-01   3.7
1957-09-01   3.7
1957-10-01   3.6
1957-11-01   4.6
1957-12-01   5.0
1958-01-01   6.8
1958-02-01   7.7
1958-03-01   7.7
1958-04-01   7.5
1958-05-01   7.1
1958-06-01   7.6
1958-07-01   7.4
1958-08-01   6.7
1958-09-01   6.0
1958-10-01   5.5
1958-11-01   5.6
1958-12-01   6.0
1959-01-01   7.0
1959-02-01   7.0
1959-03-01   6.4
1959-04-01   5.2
1959-05-01   4.9
1959-06-01   5.4
1959-07-01   5.2
1959-08-01   4.8
1959-09-01   4.7
1959-10-01   4.7
1959-11-01   5.3
1959-12-01   5.1
1960-01-01   6.1
1960-02-01   5.7
1960-03-01   6.1
1960-04-01   5.2
1960-05-01   4.8
1960-06-01   5.8
1960-07-01   5.5
1960-08-01   5.2
1960-09-01   4.7
1960-10-01   5.0
1960-11-01   5.6
1960-12-01   6.4
1961-01-01   7.7
1961-02-01   8.1
1961-03-01   7.7
1961-04-01   7.0
1961-05-01   6.6
1961-06-01   7.3
1961-07-01   6.9
1961-08-01   6.2
1961-09-01   5.8
1961-10-01   5.5
1961-11-01   5.6
1961-12-01   5.8
1962-01-01   6.7
1962-02-01   6.5
1962-03-01   6.2
1962-04-01   5.6
1962-05-01   5.2
1962-06-01   6.0
1962-07-01   5.5
1962-08-01   5.3
1962-09-01   4.9
1962-10-01   4.6
1962-11-01   5.3
1962-12-01   5.3
1963-01-01   6.6
1963-02-01   6.9
1963-03-01   6.3
1963-04-01   5.6
1963-05-01   5.6
1963-06-01   6.4
1963-07-01   5.7
1963-08-01   5.2
1963-09-01   4.8
1963-10-01   4.7
1963-11-01   5.4
1963-12-01   5.3
1964-01-01   6.4
1964-02-01   6.2
1964-03-01   5.9
1964-04-01   5.3
1964-05-01   4.9
1964-06-01   6.1
1964-07-01   5.0
1964-08-01   4.8
1964-09-01   4.5
1964-10-01   4.4
1964-11-01   4.5
1964-12-01   4.7
1965-01-01   5.5
1965-02-01   5.7
1965-03-01   5.1
1965-04-01   4.8
1965-05-01   4.4
1965-06-01   5.5
1965-07-01   4.6
1965-08-01   4.2
1965-09-01   3.8
1965-10-01   3.6
1965-11-01   3.9
1965-12-01   3.8
1966-01-01   4.4
1966-02-01   4.2
1966-03-01   4.0
1966-04-01   3.7
1966-05-01   3.8
1966-06-01   4.9
1966-07-01   4.0
1966-08-01   3.7
1966-09-01   3.3
1966-10-01   3.3
1966-11-01   3.4
1966-12-01   3.5