United States Unemployment Rate Report

United States Unemployment by State

United States Unemployment 3.7%

United States Historical Unemployment Trends

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Since 2005 the employment rate in the United States as ranged from 2.5% in May of 1953 to 14.7% in April of 2020. The current unemployment rate for the United States is 7.1%. See how local areas compare to United States unemployment rate by using our Unemployment Compare Tool!

US Unemployment Rate By Month

2022 US Unemployment Rate
Month/Year National %
1/2022 4.0%
2/2022 3.8%
3/2022 3.6%
4/2022 3.6%
5/2022 3.6%
6/2022 3.6%
7/2022 3.5%
8/2022 3.7%

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