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Unemployment rate at 9.0 percent in October 2011

November 07, 2011

In October, both the number of unemployed persons (13.9 million) and the unemployment rate (9.0 percent) changed little over the month. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range from 9.0 to 9.2 percent since April.

Unemployment rate, and number of unemployed, seasonally adjusted, January 2008-October 2011
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In October, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) declined by 366,000 to 5.9 million, or 42.4 percent of total unemployment.

The civilian labor force participation rate remained at 64.2 percent in October, and the employment-population ratio was little changed at 58.4 percent.

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) decreased by 374,000 to 8.9 million in October. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job.

These data are from the Current Population Survey. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — October 2011" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-11-1576.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rate at 9.0 percent in October 2011 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2011/ted_20111107.htm (visited March 28, 2024).

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