Unemployment Rate in United States, 1972

Unemployment Rate in 1972: 12 values, Annual average — 5.6 %. Official data — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Unemployment Rate in 1972 — chart, Annual average 5.6 %, source Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis — Unemployment Rate in 1972 — dynamics chart. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. forecasteconomy.com

1972 totals

Annual average: 5.6 %
Value at start of year: 5.8 % (1 January 1972)
Value at end of year: 5.2 % (1 December 1972)
Minimum and maximum: 5.2 … 5.8 %
Number of observations: 12
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

All values for 1972

Date	Value, %
1 January 1972	5.8
1 February 1972	5.7
1 March 1972	5.8
1 April 1972	5.7
1 May 1972	5.7
1 June 1972	5.7
1 July 1972	5.6
1 August 1972	5.6
1 September 1972	5.5
1 October 1972	5.6
1 November 1972	5.3
1 December 1972	5.2

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