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Labor force and unemployment rate in USA from (2008-2019)
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Total Labour Force: Number of people in an economy in teh age group of 15-60 and are looking for job at current wage rate are considered as labour force.
Unemploymend rate: It is the ratio of total unemployed in an economy and the total labour force in an economy multiplied by 100. In other words, number of unemployed people per 100 labour force.
Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Labour force in Million | 154.29 | 154.14 | 153.89 | 153.62 | 154.98 | 155.39 | 155.92 | 157.13 | 159.19 | 160.32 | 162.07 | 163.54 |
Unemployment Rate (%) | 5.78 | 9.25 | 9.63 | 8.95 | 8.07 | 7.38 | 6.17 | 5.28 | 4.87 | 4.36 | 3.9 | 3.68 |