Unemployment Rate in United States, 2016

Unemployment Rate in 2016: 12 values, Annual average — 4.88 %. Official data — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Unemployment Rate in 2016 — chart, Annual average 4.88 %, source Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Unemployment Rate in 2016 — dynamics chart. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. forecasteconomy.com

2016 totals

  • Annual average: 4.88 %
  • Value at start of year: 4.8 % (1 January 2016)
  • Value at end of year: 4.7 % (1 December 2016)
  • Minimum and maximum: 4.7 … 5.1 %
  • Number of observations: 12
  • Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

All values for 2016

DateValue, %
1 January 20164.8
1 February 20164.9
1 March 20165
1 April 20165.1
1 May 20164.8
1 June 20164.9
1 July 20164.8
1 August 20164.9
1 September 20165
1 October 20164.9
1 November 20164.7
1 December 20164.7

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Complete series for United States — on the Unemployment Rate page.

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