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Unemployment Rate in United States, 1981

Unemployment Rate in 1981: 12 values, Annual average — 7.62 %. Official data — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Unemployment Rate in 1981 — chart, Annual average 7.62 %, source Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Unemployment Rate in 1981 — dynamics chart. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. forecasteconomy.com

1981 totals

  • Annual average: 7.62 %
  • Value at start of year: 7.5 % (1 January 1981)
  • Value at end of year: 8.5 % (1 December 1981)
  • Minimum and maximum: 7.2 … 8.5 %
  • Number of observations: 12
  • Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

All values for 1981

DateValue, %
1 January 19817.5
1 February 19817.4
1 March 19817.4
1 April 19817.2
1 May 19817.5
1 June 19817.5
1 July 19817.2
1 August 19817.4
1 September 19817.6
1 October 19817.9
1 November 19818.3
1 December 19818.5

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