Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unemployment Rate in FRB-Boston District (DISCONTINUED)

Title Unemployment Rate in FRB-Boston District (DISCONTINUED)
Series ID D1URN
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Percent
Date Range 1990-01-01 to 2015-11-01
Last Updated 2015-12-30 11:06 AM CST
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

The unemployment rate is the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force [100 times (unemployed/civilian labor force)].

For more details, see the release's frequently asked questions.
DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 5.682
1990-02-01 5.745
1990-03-01 5.654
1990-04-01 5.440
1990-05-01 5.442
1990-06-01 5.691
1990-07-01 5.918
1990-08-01 5.848
1990-09-01 6.065
1990-10-01 5.914
1990-11-01 6.439
1990-12-01 6.682
1991-01-01 8.062
1991-02-01 8.257
1991-03-01 8.215
1991-04-01 7.775
1991-05-01 7.859
1991-06-01 8.067
1991-07-01 8.033
1991-08-01 7.793
1991-09-01 7.849
1991-10-01 7.544
1991-11-01 7.739
1991-12-01 7.825
1992-01-01 8.993
1992-02-01 8.919
1992-03-01 8.608
1992-04-01 8.044
1992-05-01 7.950
1992-06-01 8.200
1992-07-01 8.045
1992-08-01 7.707
1992-09-01 7.741
1992-10-01 7.271
1992-11-01 7.461
1992-12-01 7.399
1993-01-01 8.437
1993-02-01 8.174
1993-03-01 7.732
1993-04-01 7.106
1993-05-01 6.841
1993-06-01 6.936
1993-07-01 6.768
1993-08-01 6.386
1993-09-01 6.352
1993-10-01 6.027
1993-11-01 6.047
1993-12-01 5.966
1994-01-01 7.185
1994-02-01 6.949
1994-03-01 6.624
1994-04-01 6.040
1994-05-01 5.781
1994-06-01 5.997
1994-07-01 5.985
1994-08-01 5.684
1994-09-01 5.589
1994-10-01 5.253
1994-11-01 5.330
1994-12-01 5.228
1995-01-01 6.437
1995-02-01 6.148
1995-03-01 5.854
1995-04-01 5.464
1995-05-01 5.245
1995-06-01 5.426
1995-07-01 5.452
1995-08-01 5.092
1995-09-01 5.024
1995-10-01 4.607
1995-11-01 4.723
1995-12-01 4.663
1996-01-01 5.867
1996-02-01 5.572
1996-03-01 5.317
1996-04-01 4.814
1996-05-01 4.708
1996-06-01 4.769
1996-07-01 4.833
1996-08-01 4.387
1996-09-01 4.434
1996-10-01 4.122
1996-11-01 4.329
1996-12-01 4.289
1997-01-01 5.462
1997-02-01 5.205
1997-03-01 4.986
1997-04-01 4.456
1997-05-01 4.302
1997-06-01 4.502
1997-07-01 4.387
1997-08-01 4.016
1997-09-01 3.949
1997-10-01 3.541
1997-11-01 3.597
1997-12-01 3.558
1998-01-01 4.586
1998-02-01 4.307
1998-03-01 4.148
1998-04-01 3.431
1998-05-01 3.372
1998-06-01 3.600
1998-07-01 3.555
1998-08-01 3.219
1998-09-01 3.264
1998-10-01 2.958
1998-11-01 3.008
1998-12-01 2.936
1999-01-01 4.020
1999-02-01 3.850
1999-03-01 3.592
1999-04-01 3.195
1999-05-01 3.087
1999-06-01 3.363
1999-07-01 3.359
1999-08-01 3.002
1999-09-01 3.022
1999-10-01 2.742
1999-11-01 2.844
1999-12-01 2.764
2000-01-01 3.748
2000-02-01 3.541
2000-03-01 3.248
2000-04-01 2.688
2000-05-01 2.662
2000-06-01 2.875
2000-07-01 2.921
2000-08-01 2.645
2000-09-01 2.521
2000-10-01 2.243
2000-11-01 2.442
2000-12-01 2.476
2001-01-01 3.716
2001-02-01 3.658
2001-03-01 3.673
2001-04-01 3.341
2001-05-01 3.331
2001-06-01 3.707
2001-07-01 3.813
2001-08-01 3.692
2001-09-01 3.681
2001-10-01 3.532
2001-11-01 3.784
2001-12-01 3.867
2002-01-01 5.060
2002-02-01 4.933
2002-03-01 4.903
2002-04-01 4.639
2002-05-01 4.586
2002-06-01 4.971
2002-07-01 5.035
2002-08-01 4.855
2002-09-01 4.858
2002-10-01 4.645
2002-11-01 4.893
2002-12-01 4.922
2003-01-01 5.984
2003-02-01 5.830
2003-03-01 5.708
2003-04-01 5.327
2003-05-01 5.253
2003-06-01 5.612
2003-07-01 5.537
2003-08-01 5.268
2003-09-01 5.230
2003-10-01 4.868
2003-11-01 4.985
2003-12-01 4.846
2004-01-01 5.880
2004-02-01 5.597
2004-03-01 5.454
2004-04-01 4.874
2004-05-01 4.784
2004-06-01 5.035
2004-07-01 4.958
2004-08-01 4.614
2004-09-01 4.500
2004-10-01 4.195
2004-11-01 4.341
2004-12-01 4.330
2005-01-01 5.383
2005-02-01 5.321
2005-03-01 5.085
2005-04-01 4.630
2005-05-01 4.533
2005-06-01 4.773
2005-07-01 4.759
2005-08-01 4.443
2005-09-01 4.570
2005-10-01 4.222
2005-11-01 4.423
2005-12-01 4.306
2006-01-01 5.231
2006-02-01 5.159
2006-03-01 4.901
2006-04-01 4.508
2006-05-01 4.413
2006-06-01 4.652
2006-07-01 4.706
2006-08-01 4.446
2006-09-01 4.436
2006-10-01 4.032
2006-11-01 4.277
2006-12-01 4.233
2007-01-01 5.271
2007-02-01 5.065
2007-03-01 4.734
2007-04-01 4.401
2007-05-01 4.307
2007-06-01 4.568
2007-07-01 4.626
2007-08-01 4.300
2007-09-01 4.331
2007-10-01 4.056
2007-11-01 4.263
2007-12-01 4.421
2008-01-01 5.461
2008-02-01 5.355
2008-03-01 5.272
2008-04-01 4.857
2008-05-01 5.072
2008-06-01 5.450
2008-07-01 5.638
2008-08-01 5.599
2008-09-01 5.731
2008-10-01 5.649
2008-11-01 6.068
2008-12-01 6.475
2009-01-01 7.874
2009-02-01 8.027
2009-03-01 8.048
2009-04-01 7.701
2009-05-01 7.843
2009-06-01 8.200
2009-07-01 8.277
2009-08-01 8.108
2009-09-01 8.244
2009-10-01 7.996
2009-11-01 8.125
2009-12-01 8.282
2010-01-01 9.394
2010-02-01 9.215
2010-03-01 8.953
2010-04-01 8.391
2010-05-01 8.235
2010-06-01 8.353
2010-07-01 8.379
2010-08-01 8.066
2010-09-01 8.003
2010-10-01 7.667
2010-11-01 7.918
2010-12-01 7.836
2011-01-01 8.793
2011-02-01 8.526
2011-03-01 8.205
2011-04-01 7.679
2011-05-01 7.574
2011-06-01 7.799
2011-07-01 7.754
2011-08-01 7.422
2011-09-01 7.391
2011-10-01 7.014
2011-11-01 7.009
2011-12-01 7.040
2012-01-01 7.995
2012-02-01 7.817
2012-03-01 7.517
2012-04-01 7.009
2012-05-01 7.007
2012-06-01 7.300
2012-07-01 7.393
2012-08-01 7.101
2012-09-01 6.959
2012-10-01 6.696
2012-11-01 6.728
2012-12-01 6.827
2013-01-01 7.867
2013-02-01 7.565
2013-03-01 7.290
2013-04-01 6.833
2013-05-01 6.812
2013-06-01 7.095
2013-07-01 7.025
2013-08-01 6.689
2013-09-01 6.597
2013-10-01 6.298
2013-11-01 6.221
2013-12-01 6.120
2014-01-01 6.978
2014-02-01 6.776
2014-03-01 6.505
2014-04-01 5.823
2014-05-01 5.769
2014-06-01 5.903
2014-07-01 6.002
2014-08-01 5.718
2014-09-01 5.548
2014-10-01 5.140
2014-11-01 5.198
2014-12-01 5.058
2015-01-01 5.840
2015-02-01 5.736
2015-03-01 5.390
2015-04-01 4.606
2015-05-01 4.632
2015-06-01 4.844
2015-07-01 4.873
2015-08-01 4.547
2015-09-01 4.389
2015-10-01 4.279
2015-11-01 4.384

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