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December 5, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Month | Number of unemployed | Unemployment rate |
---|---|---|
Jan 2008 |
7,653,000 | 5.0 |
Feb 2008 |
7,441,000 | 4.8 |
Mar 2008 |
7,781,000 | 5.1 |
Apr 2008 |
7,606,000 | 4.9 |
May 2008 |
8,398,000 | 5.4 |
Jun 2008 |
8,590,000 | 5.6 |
Jul 2008 |
8,953,000 | 5.8 |
Aug 2008 |
9,489,000 | 6.1 |
Sep 2008 |
9,557,000 | 6.2 |
Oct 2008 |
10,176,000 | 6.6 |
Nov 2008 |
10,552,000 | 6.8 |
Dec 2008 |
11,344,000 | 7.3 |
Jan 2009 |
11,984,000 | 7.8 |
Feb 2009 |
12,737,000 | 8.2 |
Mar 2009 |
13,278,000 | 8.6 |
Apr 2009 |
13,734,000 | 8.9 |
May 2009 |
14,512,000 | 9.4 |
Jun 2009 |
14,776,000 | 9.5 |
Jul 2009 |
14,663,000 | 9.5 |
Aug 2009 |
14,953,000 | 9.7 |
Sep 2009 |
15,149,000 | 9.8 |
Oct 2009 |
15,628,000 | 10.1 |
Nov 2009 |
15,206,000 | 9.9 |
Dec 2009 |
15,212,000 | 9.9 |
Jan 2010 |
14,842,000 | 9.7 |
Feb 2010 |
14,860,000 | 9.7 |
Mar 2010 |
14,943,000 | 9.7 |
Apr 2010 |
15,138,000 | 9.8 |
May 2010 |
14,884,000 | 9.6 |
Jun 2010 |
14,593,000 | 9.5 |
Jul 2010 |
14,637,000 | 9.5 |
Aug 2010 |
14,849,000 | 9.6 |
Sep 2010 |
14,746,000 | 9.6 |
Oct 2010 |
14,876,000 | 9.7 |
Nov 2010 |
15,041,000 | 9.8 |
Dec 2010 |
14,485,000 | 9.4 |
Jan 2011 |
13,863,000 | 9.0 |
Feb 2011 |
13,673,000 | 8.9 |
Mar 2011 |
13,542,000 | 8.8 |
Apr 2011 |
13,747,000 | 9.0 |
May 2011 |
13,914,000 | 9.1 |
Jun 2011 |
14,087,000 | 9.2 |
Jul 2011 |
13,931,000 | 9.1 |
Aug 2011 |
13,967,000 | 9.1 |
Sep 2011 |
13,992,000 | 9.1 |
Oct 2011 |
13,897,000 | 9.0 |
Nov 2011 |
13,303,000 | 8.6 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment rate falls to 8.6 percent in November 2011.