United States Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4.6% (2007 est.)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	5.80 %	141		2002
2004	6.00 %	137	3.45 %	2003
2005	5.50 %	48	-8.33 %	2004 est.
2006	5.10 %	52	-7.27 %	2005 est.
2007	4.80 %	56	-5.88 %	2006 est.
2008	4.60 %	60	-4.17 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Unemployment rate

Units: Percent of total labor force

Country-specific Note: Definition: Unemployment rate, national definition Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 03/2008

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2008 World Economic Outlook

Year	Unemployment rate	Percent Change
1980	7.175
1981	7.617	6.16 %
1982	9.708	27.45 %
1983	9.6	-1.11 %
1984	7.508	-21.79 %
1985	7.192	-4.21 %
1986	7	-2.67 %
1987	6.175	-11.79 %
1988	5.492	-11.06 %
1989	5.258	-4.26 %
1990	5.617	6.83 %
1991	6.85	21.95 %
1992	7.492	9.37 %
1993	6.908	-7.79 %
1994	6.1	-11.70 %
1995	5.592	-8.33 %
1996	5.408	-3.29 %
1997	4.942	-8.62 %
1998	4.5	-8.94 %
1999	4.217	-6.29 %
2000	3.967	-5.93 %
2001	4.742	19.54 %
2002	5.783	21.95 %
2003	5.992	3.61 %
2004	5.542	-7.51 %
2005	5.067	-8.57 %
2006	4.608	-9.06 %
2007	4.642	0.74 %
2008	5.375	15.79 %