Figure B
CPS public education unemployment rate January 2006–September 2020
| Date | State public | Local public |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-2006 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| Feb-2006 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Mar-2006 | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Apr-2006 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| May-2006 | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| Jun-2006 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| Jul-2006 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Aug-2006 | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Sep-2006 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Oct-2006 | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| Nov-2006 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Dec-2006 | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Jan-2007 | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Feb-2007 | 1.7% | 1.0% |
| Mar-2007 | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Apr-2007 | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| May-2007 | 2.0% | 1.6% |
| Jun-2007 | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| Jul-2007 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
| Aug-2007 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Sep-2007 | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Oct-2007 | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Nov-2007 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Dec-2007 | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Jan-2008 | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| Feb-2008 | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Mar-2008 | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Apr-2008 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| May-2008 | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Jun-2008 | 3.6% | 3.0% |
| Jul-2008 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| Aug-2008 | 4.3% | 3.3% |
| Sep-2008 | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Oct-2008 | 2.2% | 1.4% |
| Nov-2008 | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Dec-2008 | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Jan-2009 | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Feb-2009 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| Mar-2009 | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Apr-2009 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| May-2009 | 3.0% | 1.4% |
| Jun-2009 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Jul-2009 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Aug-2009 | 5.0% | 5.5% |
| Sep-2009 | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Oct-2009 | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Nov-2009 | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Dec-2009 | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Jan-2010 | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| Feb-2010 | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Mar-2010 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Apr-2010 | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| May-2010 | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| Jun-2010 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Jul-2010 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Aug-2010 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| Sep-2010 | 3.8% | 3.1% |
| Oct-2010 | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| Nov-2010 | 3.3% | 2.3% |
| Dec-2010 | 3.5% | 1.6% |
| Jan-2011 | 4.3% | 2.6% |
| Feb-2011 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| Mar-2011 | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Apr-2011 | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| May-2011 | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| Jun-2011 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| Jul-2011 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
| Aug-2011 | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| Sep-2011 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Oct-2011 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| Nov-2011 | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Dec-2011 | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| Jan-2012 | 3.7% | 2.6% |
| Feb-2012 | 2.8% | 2.3% |
| Mar-2012 | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Apr-2012 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| May-2012 | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Jun-2012 | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Jul-2012 | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| Aug-2012 | 4.5% | 6.7% |
| Sep-2012 | 2.3% | 3.4% |
| Oct-2012 | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Nov-2012 | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| Dec-2012 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Jan-2013 | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Feb-2013 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Mar-2013 | 3.0% | 2.0% |
| Apr-2013 | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| May-2013 | 3.2% | 1.8% |
| Jun-2013 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| Jul-2013 | 5.2% | 7.0% |
| Aug-2013 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Sep-2013 | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Oct-2013 | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| Nov-2013 | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Dec-2013 | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Jan-2014 | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| Feb-2014 | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Mar-2014 | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Apr-2014 | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| May-2014 | 2.3% | 1.6% |
| Jun-2014 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| Jul-2014 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Aug-2014 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Sep-2014 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| Oct-2014 | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Nov-2014 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Dec-2014 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Jan-2015 | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Feb-2015 | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Mar-2015 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Apr-2015 | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| May-2015 | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Jun-2015 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Jul-2015 | 4.8% | 7.4% |
| Aug-2015 | 4.3% | 5.8% |
| Sep-2015 | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Oct-2015 | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Nov-2015 | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Dec-2015 | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Jan-2016 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| Feb-2016 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Mar-2016 | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Apr-2016 | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| May-2016 | 2.0% | 1.3% |
| Jun-2016 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Jul-2016 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Aug-2016 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Sep-2016 | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| Oct-2016 | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Nov-2016 | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| Dec-2016 | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Jan-2017 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Feb-2017 | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Mar-2017 | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Apr-2017 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| May-2017 | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Jun-2017 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Jul-2017 | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Aug-2017 | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| Sep-2017 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Oct-2017 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Nov-2017 | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Dec-2017 | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Jan-2018 | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| Feb-2018 | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Mar-2018 | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Apr-2018 | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| May-2018 | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Jun-2018 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Jul-2018 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Aug-2018 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Sep-2018 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Oct-2018 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Nov-2018 | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Dec-2018 | 2.0% | 1.1% |
| Jan-2019 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Feb-2019 | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mar-2019 | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Apr-2019 | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| May-2019 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Jun-2019 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Jul-2019 | 5.3% | 7.3% |
| Aug-2019 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| Sep-2019 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| Oct-2019 | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Nov-2019 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Dec-2019 | 1.7% | 0.6% |
| Jan-2020 | 1.7% | 1.0% |
| Feb-2020 | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mar-2020 | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Apr-2020 | 11.0% | 15.2% |
| May-2020 | 8.7% | 11.3% |
| Jun-2020 | 8.5% | 11.3% |
| Jul-2020 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
| Aug-2020 | 7.3% | 9.5% |
| Sep-2020 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistic's (BLS) Current Population Survey (CPS) microdata.
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