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December 08, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Month | Number of unemployed | Unemployment rate |
---|---|---|
Jan 2007 |
7,029,000 | 4.6 |
Feb 2007 |
6,887,000 | 4.5 |
Mar 2007 |
6,737,000 | 4.4 |
Apr 2007 |
6,874,000 | 4.5 |
May 2007 |
6,844,000 | 4.5 |
Jun 2007 |
7,028,000 | 4.6 |
Jul 2007 |
7,128,000 | 4.7 |
Aug 2007 |
7,123,000 | 4.7 |
Sep 2007 |
7,221,000 | 4.7 |
Oct 2007 |
7,295,000 | 4.8 |
Nov 2007 |
7,212,000 | 4.7 |
Dec 2007 |
7,541,000 | 4.9 |
Jan 2008 |
7,555,000 | 4.9 |
Feb 2008 |
7,423,000 | 4.8 |
Mar 2008 |
7,820,000 | 5.1 |
Apr 2008 |
7,675,000 | 5.0 |
May 2008 |
8,536,000 | 5.5 |
Jun 2008 |
8,662,000 | 5.6 |
Jul 2008 |
8,910,000 | 5.8 |
Aug 2008 |
9,550,000 | 6.2 |
Sep 2008 |
9,592,000 | 6.2 |
Oct 2008 |
10,221,000 | 6.6 |
Nov 2008 |
10,476,000 | 6.8 |
Dec 2008 |
11,108,000 | 7.2 |
Jan 2009 |
11,616,000 | 7.6 |
Feb 2009 |
12,467,000 | 8.1 |
Mar 2009 |
13,161,000 | 8.5 |
Apr 2009 |
13,724,000 | 8.9 |
May 2009 |
14,511,000 | 9.4 |
Jun 2009 |
14,729,000 | 9.5 |
Jul 2009 |
14,462,000 | 9.4 |
Aug 2009 |
14,928,000 | 9.7 |
Sep 2009 |
15,142,000 | 9.8 |
Oct 2009 |
15,700,000 | 10.2 |
Nov 2009 |
15,375,000 | 10.0 |
These data featured in the TED article, Unemployment in November 2009.