UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Unemployment Rate, Civilian Labor Force, 16 and older, Seasonally Adjusted 1948 3.8% 1949 6.1 1950 5.2 1951 3.3 1952 3.0 1953 2.9 1954 5.6 1955 4.4 1956 4.1 1957 4.3 1958 6.9 1959 5.5 1960 5.5 1961 6.7 1962 5.6 1963 5.6 1964 5.2 1965 4.5 1966 3.8 1967 3.8 1968 3.5 1969 3.5 1970 5.0 1971 6.0 1972 5.6 1973 4.9 1974 5.6 1975 8.5 1976 7.7 1977 7.1 1978 6.1 1979 5.9 1980 7.2 1981 7.6 1982 9.7 1983 9.6 1984 7.5 1985 7.2 1986 7.0 1987 6.2 1988 5.5 1989 5.3 1990 5.5 1991 6.7 1992 7.4 1993 6.9 1994 6.1 1995 5.6 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series ID : lfs21000000
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