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Federal Reserve Economic Data

Unemployment for United States (M08I4AUSM175NNBR)

Observation:

Dec 1944: -5,962 (+ more)   Updated: Aug 17, 2012 2:17 PM CDT
Dec 1944:  -5,962  
Nov 1944:  -6,948  
Oct 1944:  -8,212  
Sep 1944:  -8,618  
Aug 1944:  -8,372  
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    NOTES

    Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

    Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

    Units:  Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

    Frequency:  Monthly

    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 During Periods Of High Industrial Activity When There Are Persons At Work Who Are Not Ordinarily Counted As Members Of The Labor Force (Economic Almanic, 1946-1947, P. 269). " Source: National Industrial Conference Board, Data For 1929: The Conference Board Economic Record, March 20, 1940; Data For 1930-1944: The Economic Almanac For 1945-1946.

    This NBER data series m08084a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

    NBER Indicator: m08084a

    Suggested Citation:

    National Bureau of Economic Research, Unemployment for United States [M08I4AUSM175NNBR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M08I4AUSM175NNBR, February 3, 2025.

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