January 11, 2011
Unemployment in December 2010
Unemployment rate and civilian labor force, January 2008–December 2010
| Month |
Unemployment rate |
Civilian labor force |
Jan 2008 |
5.0 |
154,060,000 |
Feb 2008 |
4.8 |
153,624,000 |
Mar 2008 |
5.1 |
153,924,000 |
Apr 2008 |
4.9 |
153,779,000 |
May 2008 |
5.4 |
154,322,000 |
Jun 2008 |
5.6 |
154,315,000 |
Jul 2008 |
5.8 |
154,432,000 |
Aug 2008 |
6.1 |
154,656,000 |
Sep 2008 |
6.2 |
154,613,000 |
Oct 2008 |
6.6 |
154,953,000 |
Nov 2008 |
6.8 |
154,621,000 |
Dec 2008 |
7.3 |
154,669,000 |
Jan 2009 |
7.8 |
154,185,000 |
Feb 2009 |
8.2 |
154,424,000 |
Mar 2009 |
8.6 |
154,100,000 |
Apr 2009 |
8.9 |
154,453,000 |
May 2009 |
9.4 |
154,805,000 |
Jun 2009 |
9.5 |
154,754,000 |
Jul 2009 |
9.5 |
154,457,000 |
Aug 2009 |
9.7 |
154,362,000 |
Sep 2009 |
9.8 |
153,940,000 |
Oct 2009 |
10.1 |
154,022,000 |
Nov 2009 |
9.9 |
153,795,000 |
Dec 2009 |
9.9 |
153,172,000 |
Jan 2010 |
9.7 |
153,353,000 |
Feb 2010 |
9.7 |
153,558,000 |
Mar 2010 |
9.7 |
153,895,000 |
Apr 2010 |
9.8 |
154,520,000 |
May 2010 |
9.6 |
154,237,000 |
Jun 2010 |
9.5 |
153,684,000 |
Jul 2010 |
9.5 |
153,628,000 |
Aug 2010 |
9.6 |
154,117,000 |
Sep 2010 |
9.6 |
154,124,000 |
Oct 2010 |
9.7 |
153,960,000 |
Nov 2010 |
9.8 |
153,950,000 |
Dec 2010 |
9.4 |
153,690,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Unemployment in December 2010.
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