The data shows the unemployment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017. In 1990, this rate stood at 5.6%. Unemployment rate stood at 4.4% in 2017. For monthly updates on unemployment in the U.S. visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted.
Unemployment
Unemployment is defined as a situation when an employed person is laid off, fired or quits his work and is still looking for a job. Even in a healthy economy unemployment occurs.
