Table Data - Unemployment for United States
| Title | Unemployment for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M08K4BUSM148NNBR |
| Source | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Release | NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Millions of Persons |
| Date Range | 1940-03-01 to 1957-12-01 |
| Last Updated | 2012-08-17 2:24 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1940-03-01 | 8.360 |
| 1940-04-01 | 8.230 |
| 1940-05-01 | 7.990 |
| 1940-06-01 | 8.310 |
| 1940-07-01 | 9.150 |
| 1940-08-01 | 8.740 |
| 1940-09-01 | 6.850 |
| 1940-10-01 | 7.240 |
| 1940-11-01 | 7.260 |
| 1940-12-01 | 6.910 |
| 1941-01-01 | 7.410 |
| 1941-02-01 | 6.930 |
| 1941-03-01 | 6.500 |
| 1941-04-01 | 6.380 |
| 1941-05-01 | 5.660 |
| 1941-06-01 | 6.190 |
| 1941-07-01 | 6.000 |
| 1941-08-01 | 5.620 |
| 1941-09-01 | 4.680 |
| 1941-10-01 | 3.840 |
| 1941-11-01 | 3.800 |
| 1941-12-01 | 3.620 |
| 1942-01-01 | 4.320 |
| 1942-02-01 | 4.040 |
| 1942-03-01 | 3.580 |
| 1942-04-01 | 3.050 |
| 1942-05-01 | 2.590 |
| 1942-06-01 | 2.890 |
| 1942-07-01 | 2.830 |
| 1942-08-01 | 2.190 |
| 1942-09-01 | 1.680 |
| 1942-10-01 | 1.610 |
| 1942-11-01 | 1.630 |
| 1942-12-01 | 1.520 |
| 1943-01-01 | 1.480 |
| 1943-02-01 | 1.420 |
| 1943-03-01 | 1.120 |
| 1943-04-01 | 1.010 |
| 1943-05-01 | 0.950 |
| 1943-06-01 | 1.300 |
| 1943-07-01 | 1.390 |
| 1943-08-01 | 1.050 |
| 1943-09-01 | 0.870 |
| 1943-10-01 | 0.780 |
| 1943-11-01 | 0.710 |
| 1943-12-01 | 0.690 |
| 1944-01-01 | 0.810 |
| 1944-02-01 | 0.690 |
| 1944-03-01 | 0.690 |
| 1944-04-01 | 0.630 |
| 1944-05-01 | 0.730 |
| 1944-06-01 | 0.880 |
| 1944-07-01 | 0.890 |
| 1944-08-01 | 0.680 |
| 1944-09-01 | 0.600 |
| 1944-10-01 | 0.440 |
| 1944-11-01 | 0.500 |
| 1944-12-01 | 0.500 |
| 1945-01-01 | 0.630 |
| 1945-02-01 | 0.640 |
| 1945-03-01 | 0.590 |
| 1945-04-01 | 0.530 |
| 1945-05-01 | 0.530 |
| 1945-06-01 | 0.890 |
| 1945-07-01 | 0.950 |
| 1945-08-01 | 0.830 |
| 1945-09-01 | 1.650 |
| 1945-10-01 | 1.560 |
| 1945-11-01 | 1.740 |
| 1945-12-01 | 1.970 |
| 1946-01-01 | 2.300 |
| 1946-02-01 | 2.650 |
| 1946-03-01 | 2.700 |
| 1946-04-01 | 2.330 |
| 1946-05-01 | 2.310 |
| 1946-06-01 | 2.570 |
| 1946-07-01 | 2.270 |
| 1946-08-01 | 2.060 |
| 1946-09-01 | 2.070 |
| 1946-10-01 | 1.960 |
| 1946-11-01 | 1.930 |
| 1946-12-01 | 2.120 |
| 1947-01-01 | 2.400 |
| 1947-02-01 | 2.490 |
| 1947-03-01 | 2.330 |
| 1947-04-01 | 2.420 |
| 1947-05-01 | 1.960 |
| 1947-06-01 | 2.555 |
| 1947-07-01 | 2.584 |
| 1947-08-01 | 2.096 |
| 1947-09-01 | 1.912 |
| 1947-10-01 | 1.687 |
| 1947-11-01 | 1.621 |
| 1947-12-01 | 1.643 |
| 1948-01-01 | 2.065 |
| 1948-02-01 | 2.639 |
| 1948-03-01 | 2.440 |
| 1948-04-01 | 2.193 |
| 1948-05-01 | 1.761 |
| 1948-06-01 | 2.184 |
| 1948-07-01 | 2.227 |
| 1948-08-01 | 1.941 |
| 1948-09-01 | 1.899 |
| 1948-10-01 | 1.642 |
| 1948-11-01 | 1.831 |
| 1948-12-01 | 1.941 |
| 1949-01-01 | 2.664 |
| 1949-02-01 | 3.221 |
| 1949-03-01 | 3.167 |
| 1949-04-01 | 3.016 |
| 1949-05-01 | 3.289 |
| 1949-06-01 | 3.778 |
| 1949-07-01 | 4.095 |
| 1949-08-01 | 3.689 |
| 1949-09-01 | 3.351 |
| 1949-10-01 | 3.576 |
| 1949-11-01 | 3.409 |
| 1949-12-01 | 3.489 |
| 1950-01-01 | 4.480 |
| 1950-02-01 | 4.684 |
| 1950-03-01 | 4.123 |
| 1950-04-01 | 3.515 |
| 1950-05-01 | 3.057 |
| 1950-06-01 | 3.384 |
| 1950-07-01 | 3.213 |
| 1950-08-01 | 2.500 |
| 1950-09-01 | 2.341 |
| 1950-10-01 | 1.940 |
| 1950-11-01 | 2.240 |
| 1950-12-01 | 2.229 |
| 1951-01-01 | 2.503 |
| 1951-02-01 | 2.407 |
| 1951-03-01 | 2.147 |
| 1951-04-01 | 1.744 |
| 1951-05-01 | 1.609 |
| 1951-06-01 | 1.980 |
| 1951-07-01 | 1.856 |
| 1951-08-01 | 1.578 |
| 1951-09-01 | 1.606 |
| 1951-10-01 | 1.616 |
| 1951-11-01 | 1.828 |
| 1951-12-01 | 1.674 |
| 1952-01-01 | 2.054 |
| 1952-02-01 | 2.086 |
| 1952-03-01 | 1.804 |
| 1952-04-01 | 1.612 |
| 1952-05-01 | 1.602 |
| 1952-06-01 | 1.818 |
| 1952-07-01 | 1.942 |
| 1952-08-01 | 1.604 |
| 1952-09-01 | 1.438 |
| 1952-10-01 | 1.284 |
| 1952-11-01 | 1.418 |
| 1952-12-01 | 1.412 |
| 1953-01-01 | 1.892 |
| 1953-02-01 | 1.788 |
| 1953-03-01 | 1.674 |
| 1953-04-01 | 1.582 |
| 1953-05-01 | 1.306 |
| 1953-06-01 | 1.562 |
| 1953-07-01 | 1.548 |
| 1953-08-01 | 1.240 |
| 1953-09-01 | 1.321 |
| 1953-10-01 | 1.301 |
| 1953-11-01 | 1.699 |
| 1953-12-01 | 2.313 |
| 1954-01-01 | 3.087 |
| 1954-02-01 | 3.670 |
| 1954-03-01 | 3.724 |
| 1954-04-01 | 3.465 |
| 1954-05-01 | 3.305 |
| 1954-06-01 | 3.347 |
| 1954-07-01 | 3.347 |
| 1954-08-01 | 3.245 |
| 1954-09-01 | 3.100 |
| 1954-10-01 | 2.741 |
| 1954-11-01 | 2.893 |
| 1954-12-01 | 2.838 |
| 1955-01-01 | 3.347 |
| 1955-02-01 | 3.383 |
| 1955-03-01 | 3.176 |
| 1955-04-01 | 2.962 |
| 1955-05-01 | 2.489 |
| 1955-06-01 | 2.679 |
| 1955-07-01 | 2.471 |
| 1955-08-01 | 2.237 |
| 1955-09-01 | 2.149 |
| 1955-10-01 | 2.131 |
| 1955-11-01 | 2.398 |
| 1955-12-01 | 2.427 |
| 1956-01-01 | 2.885 |
| 1956-02-01 | 2.914 |
| 1956-03-01 | 2.834 |
| 1956-04-01 | 2.564 |
| 1956-05-01 | 2.608 |
| 1956-06-01 | 2.927 |
| 1956-07-01 | 2.833 |
| 1956-08-01 | 2.195 |
| 1956-09-01 | 1.998 |
| 1956-10-01 | 1.909 |
| 1956-11-01 | 2.463 |
| 1956-12-01 | 2.479 |
| 1957-01-01 | 2.940 |
| 1957-02-01 | 2.881 |
| 1957-03-01 | 2.700 |
| 1957-04-01 | 2.481 |
| 1957-05-01 | 2.489 |
| 1957-06-01 | 3.030 |
| 1957-07-01 | 2.687 |
| 1957-08-01 | 2.380 |
| 1957-09-01 | 2.317 |
| 1957-10-01 | 2.277 |
| 1957-11-01 | 2.989 |
| 1957-12-01 | 3.140 |
