| Characteristic | Unemployed in millions |
|---|---|
| 2025* | 7.31 |
| 2024 | 6.76 |
| 2023 | 6.08 |
| 2022 | 5.99 |
| 2021 | 8.62 |
| 2020 | 12.95 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6.31 |
| 2017 | 6.98 |
| 2016 | 7.75 |
| 2015 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | 9.62 |
| 2013 | 11.46 |
| 2012 | 12.51 |
| 2011 | 13.75 |
| 2010 | 14.83 |
| 2009 | 14.27 |
| 2008 | 8.92 |
| 2007 | 7.08 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7.59 |
| 2004 | 8.15 |
| 2003 | 8.77 |
| 2002 | 8.38 |
| 2001 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 5.69 |
| 1999 | 5.88 |
| 1998 | 6.21 |
| 1997 | 6.74 |
| 1996 | 7.24 |
| 1995 | 7.4 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1993 | 8.94 |
| 1992 | 9.61 |
| 1991 | 8.63 |
| 1990 | 7.05 |
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Release date
May 2026
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Region
United States
Survey time period
1990 to 2025
Age group
16 years and older
Supplementary notes
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*Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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