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- Unemployment in the United States, 1900­1998
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- (in thousands)
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- Year Number of Unemployed People
- Unemployment Rate
- 1900 1,420 5.0
- 1901 1,205 4.0
- 1902 1,097 3.7
- 1903 1,204 3.9
- 1904 1,691 5.4
- 1905 1,381 4.3
- 1906 574 1.7
- 1907 945 2.8
- 1908 2,780 8.0
- 1909 1,824 5.1
- 1910 2,150 5.9
- 1911 2,518 6.7
- 1912 1,759 4.6
- 1913 1,671 4.3
- 1914 3,120 7.9
- 1915 3,377 8.5
- 1916 2,043 5.1
- 1917 1,848 4.6
- 1918 536 1.4
- 1919 546 1.4
- 1920 2,132 5.2
- 1921 4,918 11.7
- 1922 2,859 6.7
- 1923 1,049 2.4
- 1924 2,190 5.0
- 1925 1,453 3.2
- 1926 801 1.8
- 1927 1,519 3.3
- 1928 1,982 4.2
- 1929 1,550 3.2
- 1930 4,340 8.7
- 1931 8,020 15.9
- 1932 12,060 23.6
- 1933 12,830 24.9
- 1934 11,340 21.7
- 1935 10,610 20.1
- 1936 9,030 16.9
- 1937 7,700 14.3
- 1938 10,390 19.0
- 1939 9,480 17.2
- 1940 8,120 14.6
- 1941 5,560 9.9
- 1942 2,660 4.7
- 1943 1,070 1.9
- 1944 670 1.2
- 1945 1,040 1.9
- 1946 2,270 3.9
- 1947 2,356 3.9
- 1948 2,276 3.8
- 1949 3,637 5.9
- 1950 3,288 5.3
- 1951 2,055 3.3
- 1952 1,883 3.0
- 1953 1,834 2.9
- 1954 3,532 5.5
- 1955 2,852 4.4
- 1956 2,750 4.1
- 1957 2,859 4.3
- 1958 4,602 6.8
- 1959 3,740 5.5
- 1960 3,852 5.5
- 1961 4,714 6.7
- 1962 3,911 5.5
- 1963 4,070 5.7
- 1964 3,786 5.2
- 1965 3,366 4.5
- 1966 2,875 3.8
- 1967 2,975 3.8
- 1968 2,817 3.6
- 1969 2,832 3.5
- 1970 4,093 4.9
- 1971 5,016 5.9
- 1972 4,882 5.6
- 1973 4,365 4.9
- 1974 5,156 5.6
- 1975 7,929 8.5
- 1976 7,406 7.7
- 1977 6,991 7.1
- 1978 6,202 6.1
- 1979 6,137 5.8
- 1980 7,637 7.1
- 1981 8,273 7.6
- 1982 10,678 9.7
- 1983 10,717 9.6
- 1984 8,539 7.5
- 1985 8,312 7.2
- 1986 8,237 7.0
- 1987 7,425 6.2
- 1988 6,701 5.5
- 1989 6,528 5.3
- 1990 7,047 5.6
- 1991 8,628 6.8
- 1992 9,613 7.5
- 1993 8,940 6.9
- 1994 7,996 6.1
- 1995 7,404 5.6
- 1996 7,236 5.4
- 1997 6,739 4.9
- 1998 6,210 4.5
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- Note: From 1900 until 1947, figures are for workers aged 14 and older. After 1947, figures are for workers aged 16 and older.
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- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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