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