The Recession of 2007 2009: BLS Spotlight on Statistics The long-term unemployment rate is the number of persons unemployed for 27 weeks or longer as a percent of the labor force To learn more, see How the Government Measures Unemployment, http: www bls gov cps cps_htgm htm
The Great Recession - Federal Reserve History The unemployment rate, which was 5 percent in December 2007, rose to 9 5 percent in June 2009, and peaked at 10 percent in October 2009
Unemployment Rate | FRED | St. Louis Fed Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate from Jan 1948 to Sep 2025 about labor underutilization, headline figure, civilian, 16 years +, labor, household survey, unemployment, rate, USA, marginally attached, part-time, and workers
Two Recessions, Two Recoveries - Pew Research Center The unemployment rates fell precipitously from 2010 to 2019 for both groups – from 15 5% to 6 1% for black workers and from 11 9% to 3 9% for Hispanic workers – and are currently the lowest on record
Job losses ballooned in final quarter of 2008 - Economic Policy Institute The unemployment rate rose from 6 8% in November to 7 2% in December, the highest rate in almost 16 years, and an increase of 2 3 points since the recession started in December 2007, when the unemployment rate was 4 9%
FRB: Summary of Economic Projections, April 29-30, 2008 Most participants expected the unemployment rate to edge down in 2009 and 2010 The steep run-up in the prices of oil and other commodities since January was the primary factor leading participants to revise up sharply their projections for overall inflation in the near term
Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia Unemployment in the United States This article is part of a series on the Economy of the United States show History show Sectors show Economy by state show Economy by city or county show Labor force Economy portal United States portal v t e U S employment statistics (unemployment rate and monthly changes in net employment), 2009–2016 [1][2