Figure B
The share of the unemployed who have been jobless for six months or more, 1948–2013
| Date | Share of the unemployed |
|---|---|
| Jan-1948 | 6.4% |
| Feb-1948 | 5.2% |
| Mar-1948 | 4.6% |
| Apr-1948 | 4.4% |
| May-1948 | 5.1% |
| Jun-1948 | 5.3% |
| Jul-1948 | 4.9% |
| Aug-1948 | 5.3% |
| Sep-1948 | 5.5% |
| Oct-1948 | 6.2% |
| Nov-1948 | 4.3% |
| Dec-1948 | 4.1% |
| Jan-1949 | 4.1% |
| Feb-1949 | 4.5% |
| Mar-1949 | 3.8% |
| Apr-1949 | 4.8% |
| May-1949 | 5.1% |
| Jun-1949 | 6.5% |
| Jul-1949 | 7.5% |
| Aug-1949 | 8.0% |
| Sep-1949 | 8.6% |
| Oct-1949 | 7.8% |
| Nov-1949 | 10.6% |
| Dec-1949 | 10.0% |
| Jan-1950 | 10.0% |
| Feb-1950 | 10.5% |
| Mar-1950 | 11.3% |
| Apr-1950 | 13.4% |
| May-1950 | 12.3% |
| Jun-1950 | 12.3% |
| Jul-1950 | 10.8% |
| Aug-1950 | 10.5% |
| Sep-1950 | 10.6% |
| Oct-1950 | 10.9% |
| Nov-1950 | 9.9% |
| Dec-1950 | 8.1% |
| Jan-1951 | 8.0% |
| Feb-1951 | 9.4% |
| Mar-1951 | 7.2% |
| Apr-1951 | 7.2% |
| May-1951 | 6.9% |
| Jun-1951 | 5.6% |
| Jul-1951 | 6.6% |
| Aug-1951 | 6.0% |
| Sep-1951 | 5.7% |
| Oct-1951 | 4.6% |
| Nov-1951 | 7.1% |
| Dec-1951 | 5.2% |
| Jan-1952 | 5.5% |
| Feb-1952 | 4.5% |
| Mar-1952 | 4.7% |
| Apr-1952 | 6.3% |
| May-1952 | 4.3% |
| Jun-1952 | 3.6% |
| Jul-1952 | 3.4% |
| Aug-1952 | 3.0% |
| Sep-1952 | 3.3% |
| Oct-1952 | 4.8% |
| Nov-1952 | 3.9% |
| Dec-1952 | 6.2% |
| Jan-1953 | 4.8% |
| Feb-1953 | 4.8% |
| Mar-1953 | 5.0% |
| Apr-1953 | 3.9% |
| May-1953 | 2.9% |
| Jun-1953 | 5.8% |
| Jul-1953 | 4.4% |
| Aug-1953 | 4.0% |
| Sep-1953 | 3.8% |
| Oct-1953 | 3.4% |
| Nov-1953 | 4.5% |
| Dec-1953 | 4.0% |
| Jan-1954 | 4.9% |
| Feb-1954 | 4.6% |
| Mar-1954 | 6.5% |
| Apr-1954 | 7.6% |
| May-1954 | 8.5% |
| Jun-1954 | 8.8% |
| Jul-1954 | 9.1% |
| Aug-1954 | 11.0% |
| Sep-1954 | 10.6% |
| Oct-1954 | 12.3% |
| Nov-1954 | 12.3% |
| Dec-1954 | 12.1% |
| Jan-1955 | 13.3% |
| Feb-1955 | 14.7% |
| Mar-1955 | 13.4% |
| Apr-1955 | 13.5% |
| May-1955 | 13.1% |
| Jun-1955 | 12.2% |
| Jul-1955 | 11.4% |
| Aug-1955 | 9.9% |
| Sep-1955 | 9.2% |
| Oct-1955 | 8.6% |
| Nov-1955 | 9.9% |
| Dec-1955 | 10.4% |
| Jan-1956 | 9.6% |
| Feb-1956 | 10.6% |
| Mar-1956 | 8.6% |
| Apr-1956 | 7.7% |
| May-1956 | 6.9% |
| Jun-1956 | 6.2% |
| Jul-1956 | 7.1% |
| Aug-1956 | 8.7% |
| Sep-1956 | 9.1% |
| Oct-1956 | 9.5% |
| Nov-1956 | 8.4% |
| Dec-1956 | 9.2% |
| Jan-1957 | 6.5% |
| Feb-1957 | 8.6% |
| Mar-1957 | 8.6% |
| Apr-1957 | 9.0% |
| May-1957 | 8.7% |
| Jun-1957 | 8.9% |
| Jul-1957 | 9.2% |
| Aug-1957 | 8.4% |
| Sep-1957 | 7.4% |
| Oct-1957 | 9.6% |
| Nov-1957 | 8.2% |
| Dec-1957 | 7.4% |
| Jan-1958 | 7.7% |
| Feb-1958 | 8.1% |
| Mar-1958 | 7.7% |
| Apr-1958 | 10.5% |
| May-1958 | 11.6% |
| Jun-1958 | 14.2% |
| Jul-1958 | 16.6% |
| Aug-1958 | 19.0% |
| Sep-1958 | 20.7% |
| Oct-1958 | 20.3% |
| Nov-1958 | 19.5% |
| Dec-1958 | 19.2% |
| Jan-1959 | 19.4% |
| Feb-1959 | 18.3% |
| Mar-1959 | 18.1% |
| Apr-1959 | 18.2% |
| May-1959 | 16.7% |
| Jun-1959 | 15.9% |
| Jul-1959 | 14.0% |
| Aug-1959 | 13.4% |
| Sep-1959 | 11.8% |
| Oct-1959 | 11.4% |
| Nov-1959 | 12.1% |
| Dec-1959 | 12.6% |
| Jan-1960 | 12.9% |
| Feb-1960 | 13.0% |
| Mar-1960 | 11.7% |
| Apr-1960 | 11.9% |
| May-1960 | 10.8% |
| Jun-1960 | 10.5% |
| Jul-1960 | 10.5% |
| Aug-1960 | 10.4% |
| Sep-1960 | 12.0% |
| Oct-1960 | 13.4% |
| Nov-1960 | 12.8% |
| Dec-1960 | 11.8% |
| Jan-1961 | 13.6% |
| Feb-1961 | 13.7% |
| Mar-1961 | 14.5% |
| Apr-1961 | 16.9% |
| May-1961 | 17.7% |
| Jun-1961 | 18.9% |
| Jul-1961 | 19.9% |
| Aug-1961 | 19.0% |
| Sep-1961 | 18.0% |
| Oct-1961 | 17.9% |
| Nov-1961 | 17.8% |
| Dec-1961 | 17.3% |
| Jan-1962 | 16.5% |
| Feb-1962 | 17.7% |
| Mar-1962 | 16.3% |
| Apr-1962 | 16.2% |
| May-1962 | 16.5% |
| Jun-1962 | 15.2% |
| Jul-1962 | 14.9% |
| Aug-1962 | 14.7% |
| Sep-1962 | 13.1% |
| Oct-1962 | 13.3% |
| Nov-1962 | 11.1% |
| Dec-1962 | 12.8% |
| Jan-1963 | 13.3% |
| Feb-1963 | 14.0% |
| Mar-1963 | 14.8% |
| Apr-1963 | 14.7% |
| May-1963 | 14.4% |
| Jun-1963 | 12.4% |
| Jul-1963 | 13.5% |
| Aug-1963 | 13.2% |
| Sep-1963 | 14.0% |
| Oct-1963 | 13.3% |
| Nov-1963 | 12.6% |
| Dec-1963 | 12.3% |
| Jan-1964 | 12.5% |
| Feb-1964 | 12.4% |
| Mar-1964 | 12.8% |
| Apr-1964 | 12.1% |
| May-1964 | 13.4% |
| Jun-1964 | 13.1% |
| Jul-1964 | 14.5% |
| Aug-1964 | 13.7% |
| Sep-1964 | 12.4% |
| Oct-1964 | 11.7% |
| Nov-1964 | 12.3% |
| Dec-1964 | 11.9% |
| Jan-1965 | 11.1% |
| Feb-1965 | 11.0% |
| Mar-1965 | 10.2% |
| Apr-1965 | 10.3% |
| May-1965 | 10.2% |
| Jun-1965 | 10.7% |
| Jul-1965 | 9.8% |
| Aug-1965 | 10.0% |
| Sep-1965 | 11.1% |
| Oct-1965 | 10.8% |
| Nov-1965 | 10.1% |
| Dec-1965 | 9.9% |
| Jan-1966 | 9.9% |
| Feb-1966 | 9.5% |
| Mar-1966 | 9.2% |
| Apr-1966 | 9.0% |
| May-1966 | 9.5% |
| Jun-1966 | 7.9% |
| Jul-1966 | 7.3% |
| Aug-1966 | 7.0% |
| Sep-1966 | 7.1% |
| Oct-1966 | 7.9% |
| Nov-1966 | 7.3% |
| Dec-1966 | 7.5% |
| Jan-1967 | 6.9% |
| Feb-1967 | 6.9% |
| Mar-1967 | 6.2% |
| Apr-1967 | 6.1% |
| May-1967 | 5.3% |
| Jun-1967 | 5.0% |
| Jul-1967 | 5.2% |
| Aug-1967 | 6.7% |
| Sep-1967 | 5.4% |
| Oct-1967 | 5.6% |
| Nov-1967 | 5.9% |
| Dec-1967 | 6.5% |
| Jan-1968 | 6.6% |
| Feb-1968 | 5.9% |
| Mar-1968 | 6.2% |
| Apr-1968 | 5.5% |
| May-1968 | 5.0% |
| Jun-1968 | 5.4% |
| Jul-1968 | 5.5% |
| Aug-1968 | 5.5% |
| Sep-1968 | 4.9% |
| Oct-1968 | 5.0% |
| Nov-1968 | 4.8% |
| Dec-1968 | 6.0% |
| Jan-1969 | 4.9% |
| Feb-1969 | 4.3% |
| Mar-1969 | 4.4% |
| Apr-1969 | 4.8% |
| May-1969 | 4.7% |
| Jun-1969 | 4.4% |
| Jul-1969 | 5.6% |
| Aug-1969 | 4.6% |
| Sep-1969 | 4.9% |
| Oct-1969 | 4.5% |
| Nov-1969 | 5.1% |
| Dec-1969 | 4.6% |
| Jan-1970 | 4.5% |
| Feb-1970 | 4.6% |
| Mar-1970 | 5.0% |
| Apr-1970 | 5.3% |
| May-1970 | 5.9% |
| Jun-1970 | 5.5% |
| Jul-1970 | 5.7% |
| Aug-1970 | 5.9% |
| Sep-1970 | 6.3% |
| Oct-1970 | 5.6% |
| Nov-1970 | 6.7% |
| Dec-1970 | 7.6% |
| Jan-1971 | 8.5% |
| Feb-1971 | 9.2% |
| Mar-1971 | 9.3% |
| Apr-1971 | 9.2% |
| May-1971 | 10.2% |
| Jun-1971 | 10.9% |
| Jul-1971 | 11.3% |
| Aug-1971 | 10.6% |
| Sep-1971 | 11.0% |
| Oct-1971 | 11.7% |
| Nov-1971 | 11.2% |
| Dec-1971 | 11.4% |
| Jan-1972 | 11.7% |
| Feb-1972 | 13.4% |
| Mar-1972 | 12.8% |
| Apr-1972 | 13.6% |
| May-1972 | 11.9% |
| Jun-1972 | 11.2% |
| Jul-1972 | 10.6% |
| Aug-1972 | 10.8% |
| Sep-1972 | 11.2% |
| Oct-1972 | 10.6% |
| Nov-1972 | 10.2% |
| Dec-1972 | 10.2% |
| Jan-1973 | 9.5% |
| Feb-1973 | 8.4% |
| Mar-1973 | 8.9% |
| Apr-1973 | 7.5% |
| May-1973 | 8.0% |
| Jun-1973 | 7.5% |
| Jul-1973 | 6.5% |
| Aug-1973 | 7.7% |
| Sep-1973 | 6.8% |
| Oct-1973 | 8.0% |
| Nov-1973 | 8.0% |
| Dec-1973 | 7.4% |
| Jan-1974 | 7.2% |
| Feb-1974 | 7.1% |
| Mar-1974 | 7.1% |
| Apr-1974 | 7.6% |
| May-1974 | 7.5% |
| Jun-1974 | 7.4% |
| Jul-1974 | 7.7% |
| Aug-1974 | 7.7% |
| Sep-1974 | 7.2% |
| Oct-1974 | 7.2% |
| Nov-1974 | 7.1% |
| Dec-1974 | 8.1% |
| Jan-1975 | 8.3% |
| Feb-1975 | 9.7% |
| Mar-1975 | 9.7% |
| Apr-1975 | 11.9% |
| May-1975 | 13.0% |
| Jun-1975 | 15.8% |
| Jul-1975 | 17.3% |
| Aug-1975 | 18.3% |
| Sep-1975 | 19.6% |
| Oct-1975 | 18.0% |
| Nov-1975 | 21.0% |
| Dec-1975 | 20.3% |
| Jan-1976 | 20.8% |
| Feb-1976 | 21.0% |
| Mar-1976 | 20.7% |
| Apr-1976 | 19.7% |
| May-1976 | 17.5% |
| Jun-1976 | 18.3% |
| Jul-1976 | 16.8% |
| Aug-1976 | 16.9% |
| Sep-1976 | 16.0% |
| Oct-1976 | 16.4% |
| Nov-1976 | 16.8% |
| Dec-1976 | 17.6% |
| Jan-1977 | 16.6% |
| Feb-1977 | 16.2% |
| Mar-1977 | 16.0% |
| Apr-1977 | 16.1% |
| May-1977 | 15.6% |
| Jun-1977 | 14.4% |
| Jul-1977 | 14.3% |
| Aug-1977 | 12.9% |
| Sep-1977 | 13.7% |
| Oct-1977 | 13.4% |
| Nov-1977 | 13.2% |
| Dec-1977 | 13.4% |
| Jan-1978 | 12.6% |
| Feb-1978 | 10.6% |
| Mar-1978 | 11.2% |
| Apr-1978 | 11.1% |
| May-1978 | 11.3% |
| Jun-1978 | 10.5% |
| Jul-1978 | 10.4% |
| Aug-1978 | 10.1% |
| Sep-1978 | 10.2% |
| Oct-1978 | 10.0% |
| Nov-1978 | 8.8% |
| Dec-1978 | 8.2% |
| Jan-1979 | 8.8% |
| Feb-1979 | 9.0% |
| Mar-1979 | 9.6% |
| Apr-1979 | 9.0% |
| May-1979 | 8.8% |
| Jun-1979 | 8.8% |
| Jul-1979 | 7.8% |
| Aug-1979 | 8.5% |
| Sep-1979 | 8.6% |
| Oct-1979 | 8.5% |
| Nov-1979 | 9.0% |
| Dec-1979 | 8.6% |
| Jan-1980 | 8.3% |
| Feb-1980 | 7.6% |
| Mar-1980 | 9.1% |
| Apr-1980 | 9.3% |
| May-1980 | 8.9% |
| Jun-1980 | 9.6% |
| Jul-1980 | 10.7% |
| Aug-1980 | 11.3% |
| Sep-1980 | 12.0% |
| Oct-1980 | 13.1% |
| Nov-1980 | 14.2% |
| Dec-1980 | 14.8% |
| Jan-1981 | 15.7% |
| Feb-1981 | 15.5% |
| Mar-1981 | 15.2% |
| Apr-1981 | 14.4% |
| May-1981 | 14.0% |
| Jun-1981 | 14.0% |
| Jul-1981 | 13.8% |
| Aug-1981 | 14.5% |
| Sep-1981 | 13.5% |
| Oct-1981 | 13.2% |
| Nov-1981 | 12.7% |
| Dec-1981 | 12.6% |
| Jan-1982 | 12.6% |
| Feb-1982 | 13.2% |
| Mar-1982 | 13.6% |
| Apr-1982 | 14.6% |
| May-1982 | 15.5% |
| Jun-1982 | 17.0% |
| Jul-1982 | 16.8% |
| Aug-1982 | 17.0% |
| Sep-1982 | 17.8% |
| Oct-1982 | 19.5% |
| Nov-1982 | 19.5% |
| Dec-1982 | 21.3% |
| Jan-1983 | 22.9% |
| Feb-1983 | 23.5% |
| Mar-1983 | 24.4% |
| Apr-1983 | 24.6% |
| May-1983 | 24.9% |
| Jun-1983 | 26.0% |
| Jul-1983 | 24.5% |
| Aug-1983 | 23.6% |
| Sep-1983 | 23.5% |
| Oct-1983 | 23.1% |
| Nov-1983 | 22.7% |
| Dec-1983 | 22.0% |
| Jan-1984 | 22.4% |
| Feb-1984 | 20.8% |
| Mar-1984 | 20.4% |
| Apr-1984 | 20.3% |
| May-1984 | 20.0% |
| Jun-1984 | 19.3% |
| Jul-1984 | 18.7% |
| Aug-1984 | 17.6% |
| Sep-1984 | 17.2% |
| Oct-1984 | 17.1% |
| Nov-1984 | 17.4% |
| Dec-1984 | 16.7% |
| Jan-1985 | 15.5% |
| Feb-1985 | 16.2% |
| Mar-1985 | 16.1% |
| Apr-1985 | 16.4% |
| May-1985 | 14.8% |
| Jun-1985 | 15.3% |
| Jul-1985 | 15.0% |
| Aug-1985 | 14.9% |
| Sep-1985 | 14.8% |
| Oct-1985 | 14.5% |
| Nov-1985 | 16.0% |
| Dec-1985 | 14.8% |
| Jan-1986 | 13.9% |
| Feb-1986 | 14.1% |
| Mar-1986 | 14.0% |
| Apr-1986 | 13.9% |
| May-1986 | 13.8% |
| Jun-1986 | 15.0% |
| Jul-1986 | 14.7% |
| Aug-1986 | 14.7% |
| Sep-1986 | 14.8% |
| Oct-1986 | 14.8% |
| Nov-1986 | 14.3% |
| Dec-1986 | 14.6% |
| Jan-1987 | 14.3% |
| Feb-1987 | 14.2% |
| Mar-1987 | 14.3% |
| Apr-1987 | 14.4% |
| May-1987 | 14.8% |
| Jun-1987 | 14.5% |
| Jul-1987 | 13.5% |
| Aug-1987 | 14.5% |
| Sep-1987 | 13.9% |
| Oct-1987 | 13.3% |
| Nov-1987 | 13.1% |
| Dec-1987 | 13.0% |
| Jan-1988 | 12.5% |
| Feb-1988 | 12.9% |
| Mar-1988 | 12.3% |
| Apr-1988 | 12.3% |
| May-1988 | 12.5% |
| Jun-1988 | 12.3% |
| Jul-1988 | 11.9% |
| Aug-1988 | 11.7% |
| Sep-1988 | 12.3% |
| Oct-1988 | 11.8% |
| Nov-1988 | 10.8% |
| Dec-1988 | 11.4% |
| Jan-1989 | 11.0% |
| Feb-1989 | 10.0% |
| Mar-1989 | 10.7% |
| Apr-1989 | 11.0% |
| May-1989 | 9.9% |
| Jun-1989 | 9.3% |
| Jul-1989 | 9.5% |
| Aug-1989 | 8.7% |
| Sep-1989 | 9.1% |
| Oct-1989 | 9.8% |
| Nov-1989 | 9.8% |
| Dec-1989 | 9.6% |
| Jan-1990 | 9.7% |
| Feb-1990 | 9.4% |
| Mar-1990 | 9.6% |
| Apr-1990 | 9.5% |
| May-1990 | 9.5% |
| Jun-1990 | 9.5% |
| Jul-1990 | 9.8% |
| Aug-1990 | 10.2% |
| Sep-1990 | 10.6% |
| Oct-1990 | 10.4% |
| Nov-1990 | 10.8% |
| Dec-1990 | 10.6% |
| Jan-1991 | 10.9% |
| Feb-1991 | 10.9% |
| Mar-1991 | 11.1% |
| Apr-1991 | 11.6% |
| May-1991 | 11.9% |
| Jun-1991 | 12.6% |
| Jul-1991 | 12.9% |
| Aug-1991 | 13.5% |
| Sep-1991 | 13.7% |
| Oct-1991 | 13.9% |
| Nov-1991 | 15.4% |
| Dec-1991 | 16.4% |
| Jan-1992 | 17.5% |
| Feb-1992 | 18.1% |
| Mar-1992 | 18.8% |
| Apr-1992 | 18.9% |
| May-1992 | 20.6% |
| Jun-1992 | 21.3% |
| Jul-1992 | 21.5% |
| Aug-1992 | 21.0% |
| Sep-1992 | 21.5% |
| Oct-1992 | 23.1% |
| Nov-1992 | 20.7% |
| Dec-1992 | 21.4% |
| Jan-1993 | 21.2% |
| Feb-1993 | 20.7% |
| Mar-1993 | 20.0% |
| Apr-1993 | 18.2% |
| May-1993 | 19.6% |
| Jun-1993 | 19.5% |
| Jul-1993 | 19.8% |
| Aug-1993 | 20.1% |
| Sep-1993 | 20.2% |
| Oct-1993 | 20.4% |
| Nov-1993 | 21.0% |
| Dec-1993 | 20.8% |
| Jan-1994 | 20.1% |
| Feb-1994 | 20.7% |
| Mar-1994 | 21.2% |
| Apr-1994 | 21.3% |
| May-1994 | 21.3% |
| Jun-1994 | 19.9% |
| Jul-1994 | 19.6% |
| Aug-1994 | 19.6% |
| Sep-1994 | 20.0% |
| Oct-1994 | 20.8% |
| Nov-1994 | 19.7% |
| Dec-1994 | 18.9% |
| Jan-1995 | 18.3% |
| Feb-1995 | 17.2% |
| Mar-1995 | 18.8% |
| Apr-1995 | 18.7% |
| May-1995 | 17.5% |
| Jun-1995 | 16.8% |
| Jul-1995 | 16.7% |
| Aug-1995 | 16.3% |
| Sep-1995 | 16.9% |
| Oct-1995 | 16.5% |
| Nov-1995 | 16.7% |
| Dec-1995 | 16.4% |
| Jan-1996 | 16.2% |
| Feb-1996 | 16.5% |
| Mar-1996 | 18.2% |
| Apr-1996 | 18.3% |
| May-1996 | 18.1% |
| Jun-1996 | 19.4% |
| Jul-1996 | 18.3% |
| Aug-1996 | 18.2% |
| Sep-1996 | 17.4% |
| Oct-1996 | 16.7% |
| Nov-1996 | 15.7% |
| Dec-1996 | 16.1% |
| Jan-1997 | 16.1% |
| Feb-1997 | 15.7% |
| Mar-1997 | 15.6% |
| Apr-1997 | 16.2% |
| May-1997 | 15.7% |
| Jun-1997 | 15.8% |
| Jul-1997 | 16.3% |
| Aug-1997 | 16.2% |
| Sep-1997 | 16.2% |
| Oct-1997 | 16.0% |
| Nov-1997 | 14.8% |
| Dec-1997 | 15.4% |
| Jan-1998 | 15.7% |
| Feb-1998 | 15.2% |
| Mar-1998 | 14.1% |
| Apr-1998 | 14.7% |
| May-1998 | 13.8% |
| Jun-1998 | 12.6% |
| Jul-1998 | 13.3% |
| Aug-1998 | 13.2% |
| Sep-1998 | 14.5% |
| Oct-1998 | 13.6% |
| Nov-1998 | 14.4% |
| Dec-1998 | 13.5% |
| Jan-1999 | 12.0% |
| Feb-1999 | 13.2% |
| Mar-1999 | 12.2% |
| Apr-1999 | 11.4% |
| May-1999 | 12.4% |
| Jun-1999 | 13.7% |
| Jul-1999 | 12.3% |
| Aug-1999 | 12.1% |
| Sep-1999 | 12.0% |
| Oct-1999 | 12.4% |
| Nov-1999 | 11.9% |
| Dec-1999 | 12.1% |
| Jan-2000 | 12.7% |
| Feb-2000 | 10.8% |
| Mar-2000 | 11.0% |
| Apr-2000 | 10.7% |
| May-2000 | 11.1% |
| Jun-2000 | 11.2% |
| Jul-2000 | 12.3% |
| Aug-2000 | 12.2% |
| Sep-2000 | 11.5% |
| Oct-2000 | 11.3% |
| Nov-2000 | 10.6% |
| Dec-2000 | 11.4% |
| Jan-2001 | 11.3% |
| Feb-2001 | 11.7% |
| Mar-2001 | 11.1% |
| Apr-2001 | 11.0% |
| May-2001 | 10.0% |
| Jun-2001 | 11.2% |
| Jul-2001 | 10.8% |
| Aug-2001 | 12.2% |
| Sep-2001 | 11.5% |
| Oct-2001 | 11.8% |
| Nov-2001 | 13.9% |
| Dec-2001 | 13.6% |
| Jan-2002 | 14.6% |
| Feb-2002 | 14.9% |
| Mar-2002 | 15.9% |
| Apr-2002 | 16.8% |
| May-2002 | 18.8% |
| Jun-2002 | 19.6% |
| Jul-2002 | 19.0% |
| Aug-2002 | 18.9% |
| Sep-2002 | 19.1% |
| Oct-2002 | 19.9% |
| Nov-2002 | 20.5% |
| Dec-2002 | 22.1% |
| Jan-2003 | 20.5% |
| Feb-2003 | 21.8% |
| Mar-2003 | 21.0% |
| Apr-2003 | 21.9% |
| May-2003 | 21.6% |
| Jun-2003 | 22.8% |
| Jul-2003 | 22.0% |
| Aug-2003 | 22.2% |
| Sep-2003 | 22.5% |
| Oct-2003 | 22.4% |
| Nov-2003 | 23.4% |
| Dec-2003 | 23.1% |
| Jan-2004 | 22.7% |
| Feb-2004 | 22.9% |
| Mar-2004 | 23.6% |
| Apr-2004 | 22.1% |
| May-2004 | 21.9% |
| Jun-2004 | 22.5% |
| Jul-2004 | 20.7% |
| Aug-2004 | 20.3% |
| Sep-2004 | 21.4% |
| Oct-2004 | 21.5% |
| Nov-2004 | 21.4% |
| Dec-2004 | 20.8% |
| Jan-2005 | 21.2% |
| Feb-2005 | 20.4% |
| Mar-2005 | 21.8% |
| Apr-2005 | 21.0% |
| May-2005 | 20.1% |
| Jun-2005 | 18.5% |
| Jul-2005 | 18.7% |
| Aug-2005 | 18.9% |
| Sep-2005 | 18.9% |
| Oct-2005 | 18.9% |
| Nov-2005 | 18.0% |
| Dec-2005 | 18.7% |
| Jan-2006 | 16.7% |
| Feb-2006 | 18.7% |
| Mar-2006 | 18.6% |
| Apr-2006 | 18.6% |
| May-2006 | 18.9% |
| Jun-2006 | 16.6% |
| Jul-2006 | 18.3% |
| Aug-2006 | 18.3% |
| Sep-2006 | 18.1% |
| Oct-2006 | 15.9% |
| Nov-2006 | 16.4% |
| Dec-2006 | 16.2% |
| Jan-2007 | 16.3% |
| Feb-2007 | 18.0% |
| Mar-2007 | 18.6% |
| Apr-2007 | 17.4% |
| May-2007 | 16.5% |
| Jun-2007 | 16.4% |
| Jul-2007 | 18.3% |
| Aug-2007 | 17.5% |
| Sep-2007 | 17.5% |
| Oct-2007 | 17.7% |
| Nov-2007 | 18.9% |
| Dec-2007 | 17.4% |
| Jan-2008 | 18.5% |
| Feb-2008 | 17.8% |
| Mar-2008 | 16.9% |
| Apr-2008 | 17.7% |
| May-2008 | 18.3% |
| Jun-2008 | 18.2% |
| Jul-2008 | 18.9% |
| Aug-2008 | 19.8% |
| Sep-2008 | 21.3% |
| Oct-2008 | 22.3% |
| Nov-2008 | 21.1% |
| Dec-2008 | 23.1% |
| Jan-2009 | 22.6% |
| Feb-2009 | 23.5% |
| Mar-2009 | 24.3% |
| Apr-2009 | 26.9% |
| May-2009 | 27.0% |
| Jun-2009 | 29.0% |
| Jul-2009 | 33.9% |
| Aug-2009 | 34.3% |
| Sep-2009 | 36.6% |
| Oct-2009 | 36.6% |
| Nov-2009 | 39.4% |
| Dec-2009 | 40.3% |
| Jan-2010 | 41.6% |
| Feb-2010 | 41.1% |
| Mar-2010 | 43.7% |
| Apr-2010 | 45.0% |
| May-2010 | 44.9% |
| Jun-2010 | 44.8% |
| Jul-2010 | 44.6% |
| Aug-2010 | 42.7% |
| Sep-2010 | 42.2% |
| Oct-2010 | 42.6% |
| Nov-2010 | 42.4% |
| Dec-2010 | 44.6% |
| Jan-2011 | 44.0% |
| Feb-2011 | 43.7% |
| Mar-2011 | 45.3% |
| Apr-2011 | 42.6% |
| May-2011 | 44.6% |
| Jun-2011 | 44.1% |
| Jul-2011 | 44.5% |
| Aug-2011 | 43.3% |
| Sep-2011 | 44.9% |
| Oct-2011 | 42.6% |
| Nov-2011 | 43.2% |
| Dec-2011 | 42.8% |
| Jan-2012 | 43.0% |
| Feb-2012 | 42.3% |
| Mar-2012 | 42.2% |
| Apr-2012 | 40.5% |
| May-2012 | 42.4% |
| Jun-2012 | 41.7% |
| Jul-2012 | 40.6% |
| Aug-2012 | 40.0% |
| Sep-2012 | 40.3% |
| Oct-2012 | 40.8% |
| Nov-2012 | 40.0% |
| Dec-2012 | 39.1% |
| Jan-2013 | 38.1% |
| Feb-2013 | 40.2% |
| Mar-2013 | 39.6% |
| Apr-2013 | 37.4% |
| May-2013 | 37.3% |
| Jun-2013 | 36.7% |
| Jul-2013 | 37.0% |
| Aug-2013 | 37.9% |
| Sep-2013 | 36.9% |
| Oct-2013 | 36.1% |
| Nov-2013 | 37.3% |
Source: Author's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey public data series
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