Unemployment Rate in United States, 2018

Unemployment Rate in 2018: 12 values, Annual average — 3.89 %. Official data — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Unemployment Rate in 2018 — chart, Annual average 3.89 %, source Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Unemployment Rate in 2018 — dynamics chart. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. forecasteconomy.com

2018 totals

  • Annual average: 3.89 %
  • Value at start of year: 4 % (1 January 2018)
  • Value at end of year: 3.9 % (1 December 2018)
  • Minimum and maximum: 3.7 … 4.1 %
  • Number of observations: 12
  • Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

All values for 2018

DateValue, %
1 January 20184
1 February 20184.1
1 March 20184
1 April 20184
1 May 20183.8
1 June 20184
1 July 20183.8
1 August 20183.8
1 September 20183.7
1 October 20183.8
1 November 20183.8
1 December 20183.9

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