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June 08, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Month | Number of unemployed | Unemployment rate |
---|---|---|
January 2008 |
7,653,000 | 5.0 |
February 2008 |
7,441,000 | 4.8 |
March 2008 |
7,781,000 | 5.1 |
April 2008 |
7,606,000 | 4.9 |
May 2008 |
8,398,000 | 5.4 |
June 2008 |
8,590,000 | 5.6 |
July 2008 |
8,953,000 | 5.8 |
August 2008 |
9,489,000 | 6.1 |
September 2008 |
9,557,000 | 6.2 |
October 2008 |
10,176,000 | 6.6 |
November 2008 |
10,552,000 | 6.8 |
December 2008 |
11,344,000 | 7.3 |
January 2009 |
11,984,000 | 7.8 |
February 2009 |
12,737,000 | 8.2 |
March 2009 |
13,278,000 | 8.6 |
April 2009 |
13,734,000 | 8.9 |
May 2009 |
14,512,000 | 9.4 |
June 2009 |
14,776,000 | 9.5 |
July 2009 |
14,663,000 | 9.5 |
August 2009 |
14,953,000 | 9.7 |
September 2009 |
15,149,000 | 9.8 |
October 2009 |
15,628,000 | 10.1 |
November 2009 |
15,206,000 | 9.9 |
December 2009 |
15,212,000 | 9.9 |
January 2010 |
14,842,000 | 9.7 |
February 2010 |
14,860,000 | 9.7 |
March 2010 |
14,943,000 | 9.7 |
April 2010 |
15,138,000 | 9.8 |
May 2010 |
14,884,000 | 9.6 |
June 2010 |
14,593,000 | 9.5 |
July 2010 |
14,637,000 | 9.5 |
August 2010 |
14,849,000 | 9.6 |
September 2010 |
14,746,000 | 9.6 |
October 2010 |
14,876,000 | 9.7 |
November 2010 |
15,041,000 | 9.8 |
December 2010 |
14,485,000 | 9.4 |
January 2011 |
13,863,000 | 9.0 |
February 2011 |
13,673,000 | 8.9 |
March 2011 |
13,542,000 | 8.8 |
April 2011 |
13,747,000 | 9.0 |
May 2011 |
13,914,000 | 9.1 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment rate at 9.1 percent in May 2011.