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US unemployment surged in 2020, then fell

Monthly unemployment rate · January 2019–December 2024

US unemployment surged in 2020, then fell. Monthly unemployment rate · January 2019–December 2024 1 series across 2019-01 to 2024-12. US unemployment: first observed 2019-01 = 4; last observed 2024-12 = 4.1. Exact observations are provided in data.csv.

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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics · LNS14000000 · Retrieved 9 Sep 2026 · Original source and methodology

Seasonally adjusted · Historical snapshot ending December 2024

  1. 2019-01: January 2019: 4.0% of the labor force was unemployed.
  2. 2020-04: April 2020: 14.8%, the highest month in this displayed period.
  3. 2024-12: December 2024: 4.1%. The spike had largely reversed.

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