Title:               Unemployment Rate, Per Cent of Persons Unemployed 15 Weeks and Over for United States
Series ID:           M08320USM156SNBR
Source:              National Bureau of Economic Research
Release:             NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               Percent
Date Range:          1948-01-01 to 1969-04-01
Last Updated:        2012-08-17 2:28 PM CDT
Notes:               These Figures Represent The Number Of Persons Unemployed 15 Weeks And
                     Over As A Per Cent Of The Total Civilian Labor Force. Beginning In
                     1960, Data Include Alaska And Hawaii. Population Data From The 1960
                     Census Were Introduced In April 1962. This Resulted In A Slight
                     Reduction In Labor Force Totals, But None In The Estimates Of
                     Unemployment. Population Data From The 1950 Census Were Used Prior To
                     April 1962. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Monthly Report On The
                     Labor Force, March, 1969, P. 161, For 1948-1968 Data, And Subsequent
                     Issues Of Monthly Report On The Labor Force Thereafter.
                     
                     This NBER data series m08320 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8
                     at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.
                     
                     NBER Indicator: m08320

DATE       VALUE
1948-01-01   0.5
1948-02-01   0.5
1948-03-01   0.5
1948-04-01   0.5
1948-05-01   0.5
1948-06-01   0.5
1948-07-01   0.5
1948-08-01   0.5
1948-09-01   0.5
1948-10-01   0.5
1948-11-01   0.5
1948-12-01   0.5
1949-01-01   0.5
1949-02-01   0.6
1949-03-01   0.7
1949-04-01   0.8
1949-05-01   1.0
1949-06-01   1.2
1949-07-01   1.4
1949-08-01   1.5
1949-09-01   1.6
1949-10-01   1.6
1949-11-01   1.7
1949-12-01   1.6
1950-01-01   1.5
1950-02-01   1.5
1950-03-01   1.5
1950-04-01   1.5
1950-05-01   1.4
1950-06-01   1.4
1950-07-01   1.2
1950-08-01   1.0
1950-09-01   1.0
1950-10-01   0.9
1950-11-01   0.8
1950-12-01   0.8
1951-01-01   0.7
1951-02-01   0.6
1951-03-01   0.6
1951-04-01   0.5
1951-05-01   0.4
1951-06-01   0.4
1951-07-01   0.4
1951-08-01   0.4
1951-09-01   0.4
1951-10-01   0.4
1951-11-01   0.5
1951-12-01   0.4
1952-01-01   0.5
1952-02-01   0.4
1952-03-01   0.4
1952-04-01   0.4
1952-05-01   0.4
1952-06-01   0.3
1952-07-01   0.3
1952-08-01   0.3
1952-09-01   0.4
1952-10-01   0.4
1952-11-01   0.3
1952-12-01   0.4
1953-01-01   0.4
1953-02-01   0.3
1953-03-01   0.3
1953-04-01   0.3
1953-05-01   0.3
1953-06-01   0.3
1953-07-01   0.3
1953-08-01   0.3
1953-09-01   0.3
1953-10-01   0.3
1953-11-01   0.4
1953-12-01   0.5
1954-01-01   0.6
1954-02-01   0.8
1954-03-01   1.2
1954-04-01   1.2
1954-05-01   1.4
1954-06-01   1.4
1954-07-01   1.5
1954-08-01   1.6
1954-09-01   1.6
1954-10-01   1.6
1954-11-01   1.5
1954-12-01   1.3
1955-01-01   1.4
1955-02-01   1.3
1955-03-01   1.3
1955-04-01   1.3
1955-05-01   1.1
1955-06-01   1.0
1955-07-01   1.0
1955-08-01   0.8
1955-09-01   0.9
1955-10-01   0.9
1955-11-01   0.9
1955-12-01   0.9
1956-01-01   0.8
1956-02-01   0.8
1956-03-01   0.8
1956-04-01   0.7
1956-05-01   0.8
1956-06-01   0.8
1956-07-01   0.8
1956-08-01   0.8
1956-09-01   0.9
1956-10-01   0.8
1956-11-01   0.9
1956-12-01   0.9
1957-01-01   0.8
1957-02-01   0.8
1957-03-01   0.8
1957-04-01   0.8
1957-05-01   0.8
1957-06-01   0.8
1957-07-01   0.8
1957-08-01   0.8
1957-09-01   0.8
1957-10-01   1.0
1957-11-01   1.0
1957-12-01   1.1
1958-01-01   1.3
1958-02-01   1.5
1958-03-01   1.7
1958-04-01   2.1
1958-05-01   2.2
1958-06-01   2.5
1958-07-01   2.6
1958-08-01   2.8
1958-09-01   2.6
1958-10-01   2.5
1958-11-01   2.3
1958-12-01   2.2
1959-01-01   2.1
1959-02-01   1.9
1959-03-01   1.8
1959-04-01   1.5
1959-05-01   1.4
1959-06-01   1.4
1959-07-01   1.3
1959-08-01   1.3
1959-09-01   1.3
1959-10-01   1.3
1959-11-01   1.4
1959-12-01   1.3
1960-01-01   1.3
1960-02-01   1.2
1960-03-01   1.4
1960-04-01   1.3
1960-05-01   1.1
1960-06-01   1.2
1960-07-01   1.3
1960-08-01   1.3
1960-09-01   1.4
1960-10-01   1.7
1960-11-01   1.7
1960-12-01   1.6
1961-01-01   1.9
1961-02-01   2.0
1961-03-01   2.1
1961-04-01   2.3
1961-05-01   2.4
1961-06-01   2.3
1961-07-01   2.6
1961-08-01   2.3
1961-09-01   2.2
1961-10-01   2.1
1961-11-01   2.0
1961-12-01   1.9
1962-01-01   1.8
1962-02-01   1.8
1962-03-01   1.7
1962-04-01   1.6
1962-05-01   1.6
1962-06-01   1.5
1962-07-01   1.5
1962-08-01   1.5
1962-09-01   1.5
1962-10-01   1.4
1962-11-01   1.5
1962-12-01   1.5
1963-01-01   1.6
1963-02-01   1.6
1963-03-01   1.5
1963-04-01   1.5
1963-05-01   1.6
1963-06-01   1.5
1963-07-01   1.5
1963-08-01   1.6
1963-09-01   1.5
1963-10-01   1.5
1963-11-01   1.4
1963-12-01   1.4
1964-01-01   1.4
1964-02-01   1.4
1964-03-01   1.4
1964-04-01   1.3
1964-05-01   1.3
1964-06-01   1.4
1964-07-01   1.4
1964-08-01   1.3
1964-09-01   1.2
1964-10-01   1.2
1964-11-01   1.2
1964-12-01   1.2
1965-01-01   1.1
1965-02-01   1.2
1965-03-01   1.1
1965-04-01   1.1
1965-05-01   1.0
1965-06-01   1.1
1965-07-01   0.9
1965-08-01   1.0
1965-09-01   1.0
1965-10-01   0.9
1965-11-01   0.9
1965-12-01   0.9
1966-01-01   0.8
1966-02-01   0.8
1966-03-01   0.8
1966-04-01   0.8
1966-05-01   0.7
1966-06-01   0.6
1966-07-01   0.6
1966-08-01   0.6
1966-09-01   0.6
1966-10-01   0.6
1966-11-01   0.6
1966-12-01   0.6
1967-01-01   0.6
1967-02-01   0.6
1967-03-01   0.6
1967-04-01   0.6
1967-05-01   0.6
1967-06-01   0.6
1967-07-01   0.6
1967-08-01   0.6
1967-09-01   0.6
1967-10-01   0.6
1967-11-01   0.6
1967-12-01   0.6
1968-01-01   0.6
1968-02-01   0.6
1968-03-01   0.6
1968-04-01   0.5
1968-05-01   0.5
1968-06-01   0.5
1968-07-01   0.6
1968-08-01   0.5
1968-09-01   0.5
1968-10-01   0.5
1968-11-01   0.4
1968-12-01   0.4
1969-01-01   0.5
1969-02-01   0.4
1969-03-01   0.4
1969-04-01   0.5