National Civilian Unemployment Rate
Year Rate
2002 6.0%
2003 5.7%
2004 5.4%
2005 4.9%
2006 4.5%
2007 5.0%
2008 7.2%
2009 10.0%
2010 9.4%
2011 9.1% through July
10.0%
9.4% 9.1%
7.2%
6.0% 5.7% 5.4%
4.9% 5.0%
4.5%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Source of data: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
St. Louis Fed: Civilian Unemployment Rate, %, Monthly, SA
Note 1: Data points are based on year-ending numbers except for the current year.
Note 2: The July rate improved from 9.2% in June.