The data displays the unemployment rate in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, the unemployment rate among the U.S. population ranged at approx. 4.44%.
Employment and economy in the U.S.
The most notable surge in unemployment in the U.S. occurred between 2008 and 2009, and peaked in 2010. The U.S. was one of the countries most severely affected by the global financial crisis, primarily due to the crash originally materializing in the country. The crisis had a considerable effect on American households, most prominently on the labor market, which was also met with a significant decline in the stock market as well as the housing market.
