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US unemployment rates since 1940
US population, total employment and unemployment since 1940
Data Files
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| Field | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| year | year | Year |
| population | number | Civilian noninstitutional population |
| labor_force | string | Civilian labor force (Total) |
| population_percent | number | % of Population |
| employed_total | number | Employed Total |
| employed_percent | number | Employed % of Population |
| agrictulture_ratio | number | (of which) Agriculture |
| nonagriculture_ratio | number | (of which) Non-Agriculture |
| unemployed | number | Unemployed (Number) |
| unemployed_percent | number | Unemployed % of labor force |
| not_in_labor | number | Not in labor force |
| footnotes | string | Footnotes |
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- 4 March 2026
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About this dataset
US Employment and Unemployment rates since 1940. Official title: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, 1940 to date from USA Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Data
Numbers are in thousands.
US Employment and Unemployment rates since 1940 From the USA Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Related Data
License
As US Federal Government data can assume Public Domain. Maintainer licenses any additional rights from processing and structuring under Public Domain Dedication and License.