Table Data - Unemployment Rate for United States
| Title | Unemployment Rate for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M0892AUSM156SNBR |
| Source | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Release | NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Percent |
| Date Range | 1929-04-01 to 1942-06-01 |
| Last Updated | 2012-08-17 2:26 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1929-04-01 | 0.69 |
| 1929-05-01 | 1.65 |
| 1929-06-01 | 2.06 |
| 1929-07-01 | 0.79 |
| 1929-08-01 | 0.04 |
| 1929-09-01 | 0.91 |
| 1929-10-01 | 2.31 |
| 1929-11-01 | 1.89 |
| 1929-12-01 | 2.08 |
| 1930-01-01 | 2.21 |
| 1930-02-01 | 3.12 |
| 1930-03-01 | 3.63 |
| 1930-04-01 | 3.60 |
| 1930-05-01 | 3.39 |
| 1930-06-01 | 3.77 |
| 1930-07-01 | 5.02 |
| 1930-08-01 | 6.64 |
| 1930-09-01 | 7.79 |
| 1930-10-01 | 9.01 |
| 1930-11-01 | 10.78 |
| 1930-12-01 | 11.89 |
| 1931-01-01 | 11.18 |
| 1931-02-01 | 11.67 |
| 1931-03-01 | 11.78 |
| 1931-04-01 | 11.94 |
| 1931-05-01 | 12.30 |
| 1931-06-01 | 13.02 |
| 1931-07-01 | 13.84 |
| 1931-08-01 | 15.01 |
| 1931-09-01 | 15.83 |
| 1931-10-01 | 16.75 |
| 1931-11-01 | 17.95 |
| 1931-12-01 | 19.10 |
| 1932-01-01 | 18.04 |
| 1932-02-01 | 18.66 |
| 1932-03-01 | 19.78 |
| 1932-04-01 | 21.03 |
| 1932-05-01 | 22.34 |
| 1932-06-01 | 23.72 |
| 1932-07-01 | 24.54 |
| 1932-08-01 | 25.02 |
| 1932-09-01 | 24.85 |
| 1932-10-01 | 24.82 |
| 1932-11-01 | 24.67 |
| 1932-12-01 | 25.20 |
| 1933-01-01 | 23.72 |
| 1933-02-01 | 24.03 |
| 1933-03-01 | 25.36 |
| 1933-04-01 | 25.49 |
| 1933-05-01 | 25.59 |
| 1933-06-01 | 25.04 |
| 1933-07-01 | 23.84 |
| 1933-08-01 | 22.45 |
| 1933-09-01 | 21.48 |
| 1933-10-01 | 21.26 |
| 1933-11-01 | 21.29 |
| 1933-12-01 | 21.07 |
| 1934-01-01 | 18.80 |
| 1934-02-01 | 17.90 |
| 1934-03-01 | 16.81 |
| 1934-04-01 | 16.64 |
| 1934-05-01 | 16.96 |
| 1934-06-01 | 17.69 |
| 1934-07-01 | 18.79 |
| 1934-08-01 | 20.27 |
| 1934-09-01 | 21.51 |
| 1934-10-01 | 21.54 |
| 1934-11-01 | 21.41 |
| 1934-12-01 | 20.44 |
| 1935-01-01 | 17.88 |
| 1935-02-01 | 17.50 |
| 1935-03-01 | 17.54 |
| 1935-04-01 | 17.55 |
| 1935-05-01 | 17.77 |
| 1935-06-01 | 18.14 |
| 1935-07-01 | 17.72 |
| 1935-08-01 | 17.77 |
| 1935-09-01 | 18.41 |
| 1935-10-01 | 17.45 |
| 1935-11-01 | 16.80 |
| 1935-12-01 | 16.44 |
| 1936-01-01 | 14.96 |
| 1936-02-01 | 15.10 |
| 1936-03-01 | 14.86 |
| 1936-04-01 | 15.57 |
| 1936-05-01 | 14.67 |
| 1936-06-01 | 14.85 |
| 1936-07-01 | 14.25 |
| 1936-08-01 | 13.46 |
| 1936-09-01 | 13.31 |
| 1936-10-01 | 13.81 |
| 1936-11-01 | 13.24 |
| 1936-12-01 | 12.78 |
| 1937-01-01 | 12.11 |
| 1937-02-01 | 11.99 |
| 1937-03-01 | 11.73 |
| 1937-04-01 | 11.85 |
| 1937-05-01 | 11.23 |
| 1937-06-01 | 11.50 |
| 1937-07-01 | 10.97 |
| 1937-08-01 | 11.14 |
| 1937-09-01 | 11.63 |
| 1937-10-01 | 12.19 |
| 1937-11-01 | 13.70 |
| 1937-12-01 | 15.91 |
| 1938-01-01 | 16.88 |
| 1938-02-01 | 17.88 |
| 1938-03-01 | 18.49 |
| 1938-04-01 | 18.96 |
| 1938-05-01 | 19.74 |
| 1938-06-01 | 20.00 |
| 1938-07-01 | 19.58 |
| 1938-08-01 | 19.18 |
| 1938-09-01 | 18.60 |
| 1938-10-01 | 18.22 |
| 1938-11-01 | 17.14 |
| 1938-12-01 | 16.36 |
| 1939-01-01 | 17.61 |
| 1939-02-01 | 17.43 |
| 1939-03-01 | 17.19 |
| 1939-04-01 | 17.39 |
| 1939-05-01 | 16.90 |
| 1939-06-01 | 16.29 |
| 1939-07-01 | 16.18 |
| 1939-08-01 | 15.79 |
| 1939-09-01 | 15.22 |
| 1939-10-01 | 15.48 |
| 1939-11-01 | 15.49 |
| 1939-12-01 | 15.19 |
| 1940-01-01 | 15.53 |
| 1940-02-01 | 15.67 |
| 1940-03-01 | 15.66 |
| 1940-04-01 | 16.00 |
| 1940-05-01 | 15.57 |
| 1940-06-01 | 14.96 |
| 1940-07-01 | 14.24 |
| 1940-08-01 | 13.35 |
| 1940-09-01 | 12.55 |
| 1940-10-01 | 12.26 |
| 1940-11-01 | 11.65 |
| 1940-12-01 | 10.85 |
| 1941-01-01 | 10.49 |
| 1941-02-01 | 9.64 |
| 1941-03-01 | 9.10 |
| 1941-04-01 | 7.98 |
| 1941-05-01 | 6.84 |
| 1941-06-01 | 5.66 |
| 1941-07-01 | 3.88 |
| 1941-08-01 | 3.36 |
| 1941-09-01 | 3.43 |
| 1941-10-01 | 4.13 |
| 1941-11-01 | 3.93 |
| 1941-12-01 | 3.58 |
| 1942-01-01 | 3.72 |
| 1942-02-01 | 3.56 |
| 1942-03-01 | 3.22 |
| 1942-04-01 | 2.33 |
| 1942-05-01 | 1.22 |
| 1942-06-01 | 0.24 |
