Unemployment Rate Facts
POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
UPDATED: Saturday, September 5, 2026 13:19
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This Table of Data, which breaks down the numerical changes in the key figures.
I will refer to this set of data as Table JSF-URF-6
I will post some actual numbers and let the comparisons and discussion follow.
The BLS uses both Seasonally Adjusted figures and Unadjusted figures, and interchanges them without clearly identifying so. I will use only the Unadjusted numbers, to help maintain clarity and transparency.
Some numbers may have a 0 placed as first digit, to maintain column form in this format.
The 1st column is Labor Force minus both Unemployed and Involuntary Part-Time. This is also Employed minus Involuntary Part-Time. This is not a figure identified by BLS, so I will call it Actually Fully Employed. This is Employed Full-time plus Voluntary Part-Time.
Not listed, but Civilian noninstitutional Population minus Actually Fully Employed is also a figure avoided by BLS, and I will call it Not Fully Employed, which is Unemployed plus Involuntary Part-Time plus Marginally Attached plus Not In Labor Force. The 2nd column is Not Fully Employed Rate, which is divided by Civilian noninstitutional Population.
The 3rd column is the Civilian Population. 4th column is Labor Force, 5th column is Participation Rate.
After the separation bar, the 7th column is the Increase in Civilian Population from the previous entry. For the entries by year, this is the 12 month Increase. For the entries broken down by month, this is the 1 month Increase.
The 8th column is the Increase in Labor Force from the previous entry.
The 9th column is the Increase in Actually Fully Employed count, from the previous entry.
In the monthly breakdown for 2018, after the second separation bar, the 10th column is the Civilian Population Increase from the entry 12 months prior.
The 11th column is the Labor Force Increase from the entry 12 months prior.
The 12th column is the Actually Fully Employed Increase from the entry 12 months prior.
Figures in thousands.
Mo/Yr AcEmpl NtEm CiviPop LbrForc Prtc% | CPInc LFInc AEInc
Jan94 114938 41.3% 195953 129393 66.0% |
Jan95 117923 40.4% 197753 130698 66.1% | 1800 1305 02985
Jan96 119023 40.4% 199634 131396 65.8% | 1881 0698 01100
Jan97 122046 39.7% 202285 134317 66.4% | 2651 2921 03023
Jan98 124798 38.9% 204238 135951 66.6% | 1953 1634 02752
Jan99 127694 38.2% 206719 137943 66.7% | 2481 1992 02896
Jan00 129950 37.8% 208782 139621 66.9% | 2063 1678 02256
Jan01 130843 38.0% 210889 141049 66.9% | 2107 1428 00893
Jan02 127890 40.0% 213089 141074 66.2% | 2200 0025 --2953
Jan02 129724 40.1% 216506 143228 66.2% | 5617 2179 --1119
Jan03 130903 40.5% 219897 145301 66.1% | 3391 2073 01179
Jan04 131772 40.7% 222161 146068 65.7% | 2264 0767 00869
Jan05 133888 40.5% 224837 147125 65.4% | 2676 1057 02116
Jan06 136978 39.8% 227553 149090 65.5% | 2716 1965 03090
Jan07 139655 39.5% 230650 151924 65.9% | 3097 2834 02677
Jan08 139372 40.1% 232616 152828 65.7% | 1966 0904 --0283
Jan09 131761 43.9% 234739 153445 65.4% | 2123 0617 --7611
Jan10 127649 46.1% 236832 152957 64.6% | 2093 --488 --4112
Jan11 128572 46.1% 238704 152536 63.9% | 1872 --421 00923
Jan12 131197 45.8% 242269 153485 63.4% | 3565 0949 02625
Jan13 133107 45.6% 244663 154794 63.3% | 2394 1309 01910
Jan14 135909 45.0% 246915 154381 62.5% | 2252 --413 02802
Jan15 139427 44.2% 249723 156050 62.5% | 2808 1669 03518
Jan16 142804 43.4% 252397 157347 62.3% | 2664 1297 03377
Jan17 144400 43.2% 254082 158676 62.5% | 1685 1329 01596
Jan18 147468 42.6% 256780 160037 62.3% | 2698 1361 03068
Jan19 149421 42.1% 258239 162104 62.8% | 1459 2067 01953
Jan17 144400 43.2% 254082 158676 62.5% |
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Updating with today's report data:
Jobless Claims.
Apparently the 209,000 reported on 26 April 2018 was the lowest since 1969. And the 210,000 on 1 March was too.
Other weeks:
230,000 1 February
221,000 8 February
229,000 15 February
222,000 22 February
210,000 1 March - 4wk avg 221
230,000 8 March
226,000 15 March
227,000 22 March
215,000 29 March - 4wk avg 225
242,000 5 April
233,000 12 April
233,000 19 April
209,000 26 April - Apr avg 229
211,000 3 May
211,000 10 May
223,000 17 May
234,000 24 May - May avg 220
221,000 31 May (for week ending 26 May) - May avg 220
222,000 7 June (for week ending 2 June)
218,000 14 June
218,000 21 June
227,000 28 June - June avg 221
231,000 5 July
214,000 12 July
207,000 19 July
217,000 26 July - July avg 217
218,000 2 August
213,000 9 August
212,000 16 August
210,000 23 August - 4 week avg 213,000
213,000 30 August - 5 week avg 213,000
203,000 6 September
204,000 13 September
201,000 20 September
215,000 27 September - 4 week avg 205,000
207,000 4 October
214,000 11 October
210,000 18 October
215,000 25 October - 4 week avg 212,000
214,000 1 November - 5 week avg 212,000
214,000 8 November _______________________________ final week before Election
216,000 15 November
224,000 23 November
234,000 29 November - 4 week avg 222,000
231,000 6 December
206,000 13 December
217,000 20 December
216,000 27 December - 4 week avg 218,000. 255,000 Unadjusted.
231,000 3 January 2019 Seasonally Adjusted. 285,000 Unadjusted.
216,000 10 January SA
213,000 17 January SA
199,000 24 January SA
253,000 31 January SA - 5 week avg 222,000.
234,000 7 February SA.
207,000 is the lowest number since 1969. And 217,000 is the lowest average this year, and for decades.
203,000 is the lowest number since 6 December 1969.
The first full week following the Anti-Job Vote on Election Day ends the streak at 19 weeks in a row under 220,000. The prior such trend was 3 weeks.
The Election ended the streak of 14 weeks in a row at or under 215,000.
Now that America has voted for no jobs, who wants to guess how long before these numbers start climbing?
I was going to point out that the 15 November report was for the week ending 10 November, which is the first data following the Election.
But I see that I already predicted the numbers would rise, and the anti-job Democrats would get their wish.
Wow, the second full week is the second worst of the year, beaten only by the report from 5 April (last week of March). Which also brings the 4-week average up to the worst since April.
Looks like teen voters are getting their wish. The last time Democrats brought us historically record High Unemployment, so maybe we can get there again.
The MSM must have grown weary of those pesky repeated reports of lowest Unemployment since a half century ago.
Wow.
199,000 is the lowest figure since November 1969.
Yep. 253,000 is not a typo.
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Thanks, Obama.
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Updating with today's report data:
Jobless Claims.
Apparently the 209,000 reported on 26 April 2018 was the lowest since 1969. And the 210,000 on 1 March was too.
Other weeks:
230,000 1 February
221,000 8 February
229,000 15 February
222,000 22 February
210,000 1 March - 4wk avg 221
230,000 8 March
226,000 15 March
227,000 22 March
215,000 29 March - 4wk avg 225
242,000 5 April
233,000 12 April
233,000 19 April
209,000 26 April - Apr avg 229
211,000 3 May
211,000 10 May
223,000 17 May
234,000 24 May - May avg 220
221,000 31 May (for week ending 26 May) - May avg 220
222,000 7 June (for week ending 2 June)
218,000 14 June
218,000 21 June
227,000 28 June - June avg 221
231,000 5 July
214,000 12 July
207,000 19 July
217,000 26 July - July avg 217
218,000 2 August
213,000 9 August
212,000 16 August
210,000 23 August - 4 week avg 213,000
213,000 30 August - 5 week avg 213,000
203,000 6 September
204,000 13 September
201,000 20 September
215,000 27 September - 4 week avg 205,000
207,000 4 October
214,000 11 October
210,000 18 October
215,000 25 October - 4 week avg 212,000
214,000 1 November - 5 week avg 212,000
214,000 8 November _______________________________ final week before Election
216,000 15 November
224,000 23 November
234,000 29 November - 4 week avg 222,000
231,000 6 December
206,000 13 December
217,000 20 December
216,000 27 December - 4 week avg 218,000. 255,000 Unadjusted.
231,000 3 January 2019 Seasonally Adjusted. 285,000 Unadjusted.
216,000 10 January SA
213,000 17 January SA
199,000 24 January SA
253,000 31 January SA - 5 week avg 222,000.
234,000 7 February SA.
239,000 14 February SA - 2 week avg 236,000.
207,000 is the lowest number since 1969. And 217,000 is the lowest average this year, and for decades.
203,000 is the lowest number since 6 December 1969.
The first full week following the Anti-Job Vote on Election Day ends the streak at 19 weeks in a row under 220,000. The prior such trend was 3 weeks.
The Election ended the streak of 14 weeks in a row at or under 215,000.
Now that America has voted for no jobs, who wants to guess how long before these numbers start climbing?
I was going to point out that the 15 November report was for the week ending 10 November, which is the first data following the Election.
But I see that I already predicted the numbers would rise, and the anti-job Democrats would get their wish.
Wow, the second full week is the second worst of the year, beaten only by the report from 5 April (last week of March). Which also brings the 4-week average up to the worst since April.
Looks like teen voters are getting their wish. The last time Democrats brought us historically record High Unemployment, so maybe we can get there again.
The MSM must have grown weary of those pesky repeated reports of lowest Unemployment since a half century ago.
Wow.
199,000 is the lowest figure since November 1969.
Yep. 253,000 is not a typo.
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Updating with last week's report data:
Jobless Claims.
Apparently the 209,000 reported on 26 April 2018 was the lowest since 1969. And the 210,000 on 1 March was too.
Other weeks:
230,000 1 February
221,000 8 February
229,000 15 February
222,000 22 February
210,000 1 March - 4wk avg 221
230,000 8 March
226,000 15 March
227,000 22 March
215,000 29 March - 4wk avg 225
242,000 5 April
233,000 12 April
233,000 19 April
209,000 26 April - Apr avg 229
211,000 3 May
211,000 10 May
223,000 17 May
234,000 24 May - May avg 220
221,000 31 May (for week ending 26 May) - May avg 220
222,000 7 June (for week ending 2 June)
218,000 14 June
218,000 21 June
227,000 28 June - June avg 221
231,000 5 July
214,000 12 July
207,000 19 July
217,000 26 July - July avg 217
218,000 2 August
213,000 9 August
212,000 16 August
210,000 23 August - 4 week avg 213,000
213,000 30 August - 5 week avg 213,000
203,000 6 September
204,000 13 September
201,000 20 September
215,000 27 September - 4 week avg 205,000
207,000 4 October
214,000 11 October
210,000 18 October
215,000 25 October - 4 week avg 212,000
214,000 1 November - 5 week avg 212,000
214,000 8 November _______________________________ final week before Election
216,000 15 November
224,000 23 November
234,000 29 November - 4 week avg 222,000
231,000 6 December
206,000 13 December
217,000 20 December
216,000 27 December - 4 week avg 218,000. 255,000 Unadjusted.
231,000 3 January 2019 Seasonally Adjusted. 285,000 Unadjusted.
216,000 10 January SA
213,000 17 January SA
199,000 24 January SA
253,000 31 January SA - 5 week avg 222,000.
234,000 7 February SA.
239,000 14 February SA
216,000 21 February SA - 3 week avg 230,000.
207,000 is the lowest number since 1969. And 217,000 is the lowest average this year, and for decades.
203,000 is the lowest number since 6 December 1969.
The first full week following the Anti-Job Vote on Election Day ends the streak at 19 weeks in a row under 220,000. The prior such trend was 3 weeks.
The Election ended the streak of 14 weeks in a row at or under 215,000.
Now that America has voted for no jobs, who wants to guess how long before these numbers start climbing?
I was going to point out that the 15 November report was for the week ending 10 November, which is the first data following the Election.
But I see that I already predicted the numbers would rise, and the anti-job Democrats would get their wish.
Wow, the second full week is the second worst of the year, beaten only by the report from 5 April (last week of March). Which also brings the 4-week average up to the worst since April.
Looks like teen voters are getting their wish. The last time Democrats brought us historically record High Unemployment, so maybe we can get there again.
The MSM must have grown weary of those pesky repeated reports of lowest Unemployment since a half century ago.
Wow.
199,000 is the lowest figure since November 1969.
Yep. 253,000 is not a typo.
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Updating with today's report data:
Jobless Claims.
Apparently the 209,000 reported on 26 April 2018 was the lowest since 1969. And the 210,000 on 1 March was too.
Other weeks:
230,000 1 February
221,000 8 February
229,000 15 February
222,000 22 February
210,000 1 March - 4wk avg 221
230,000 8 March
226,000 15 March
227,000 22 March
215,000 29 March - 4wk avg 225
242,000 5 April
233,000 12 April
233,000 19 April
209,000 26 April - Apr avg 229
211,000 3 May
211,000 10 May
223,000 17 May
234,000 24 May - May avg 220
221,000 31 May (for week ending 26 May) - May avg 220
222,000 7 June (for week ending 2 June)
218,000 14 June
218,000 21 June
227,000 28 June - June avg 221
231,000 5 July
214,000 12 July
207,000 19 July
217,000 26 July - July avg 217
218,000 2 August
213,000 9 August
212,000 16 August
210,000 23 August - 4 week avg 213,000
213,000 30 August - 5 week avg 213,000
203,000 6 September
204,000 13 September
201,000 20 September
215,000 27 September - 4 week avg 205,000
207,000 4 October
214,000 11 October
210,000 18 October
215,000 25 October - 4 week avg 212,000
214,000 1 November - 5 week avg 212,000
214,000 8 November _______________________________ final week before Election
216,000 15 November
224,000 23 November
234,000 29 November - 4 week avg 222,000
231,000 6 December
206,000 13 December
217,000 20 December
216,000 27 December - 4 week avg 218,000. 255,000 Unadjusted.
231,000 3 January 2019 Seasonally Adjusted. 285,000 Unadjusted.
216,000 10 January SA
213,000 17 January SA
199,000 24 January SA
253,000 31 January SA - 5 week avg 222,000.
234,000 7 February SA.
239,000 14 February SA
216,000 21 February SA
225,000 28 February SA - 4 week avg 229,000.
207,000 is the lowest number since 1969. And 217,000 is the lowest average this year, and for decades.
203,000 is the lowest number since 6 December 1969.
The first full week following the Anti-Job Vote on Election Day ends the streak at 19 weeks in a row under 220,000. The prior such trend was 3 weeks.
The Election ended the streak of 14 weeks in a row at or under 215,000.
Now that America has voted for no jobs, who wants to guess how long before these numbers start climbing?
I was going to point out that the 15 November report was for the week ending 10 November, which is the first data following the Election.
But I see that I already predicted the numbers would rise, and the anti-job Democrats would get their wish.
Wow, the second full week is the second worst of the year, beaten only by the report from 5 April (last week of March). Which also brings the 4-week average up to the worst since April.
Looks like teen voters are getting their wish. The last time Democrats brought us historically record High Unemployment, so maybe we can get there again.
The MSM must have grown weary of those pesky repeated reports of lowest Unemployment since a half century ago.
Wow.
199,000 is the lowest figure since November 1969.
Yep. 253,000 is not a typo.
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Updating with today's report data:
Jobless Claims.
Apparently the 209,000 reported on 26 April 2018 was the lowest since 1969. And the 210,000 on 1 March was too.
Other weeks:
230,000 1 February
221,000 8 February
229,000 15 February
222,000 22 February
210,000 1 March - 4wk avg 221
230,000 8 March
226,000 15 March
227,000 22 March
215,000 29 March - 4wk avg 225
242,000 5 April
233,000 12 April
233,000 19 April
209,000 26 April - Apr avg 229
211,000 3 May
211,000 10 May
223,000 17 May
234,000 24 May - May avg 220
221,000 31 May (for week ending 26 May) - May avg 220
222,000 7 June (for week ending 2 June)
218,000 14 June
218,000 21 June
227,000 28 June - June avg 221
231,000 5 July
214,000 12 July
207,000 19 July
217,000 26 July - July avg 217
218,000 2 August
213,000 9 August
212,000 16 August
210,000 23 August - 4 week avg 213,000
213,000 30 August - 5 week avg 213,000
203,000 6 September
204,000 13 September
201,000 20 September
215,000 27 September - 4 week avg 205,000
207,000 4 October
214,000 11 October
210,000 18 October
215,000 25 October - 4 week avg 212,000
214,000 1 November - 5 week avg 212,000
214,000 8 November _______________________________ final week before Election
216,000 15 November
224,000 23 November
234,000 29 November - 4 week avg 222,000
231,000 6 December
206,000 13 December
217,000 20 December
216,000 27 December - 4 week avg 218,000. 255,000 Unadjusted this week.
231,000 3 January 2019 Seasonally Adjusted. 285,000 Unadjusted.
216,000 10 January SA
213,000 17 January SA
199,000 24 January SA
253,000 31 January SA - 5 week avg 222,000.
234,000 7 February SA.
239,000 14 February SA
216,000 21 February SA
225,000 28 February SA - 4 week avg 229,000.
223,000 7 March SA
207,000 is the lowest number since 1969. And 217,000 is the lowest average this year, and for decades.
203,000 is the lowest number since 6 December 1969.
The first full week following the Anti-Job Vote on Election Day ends the streak at 19 weeks in a row under 220,000. The prior such trend was 3 weeks.
The Election ended the streak of 14 weeks in a row at or under 215,000.
Now that America has voted for no jobs, who wants to guess how long before these numbers start climbing?
I was going to point out that the 15 November report was for the week ending 10 November, which is the first data following the Election.
But I see that I already predicted the numbers would rise, and the anti-job Democrats would get their wish.
Wow, the second full week is the second worst of the year, beaten only by the report from 5 April (last week of March). Which also brings the 4-week average up to the worst since April.
Looks like teen voters are getting their wish. The last time Democrats brought us historically record High Unemployment, so maybe we can get there again.
The MSM must have grown weary of those pesky repeated reports of lowest Unemployment since a half century ago.
Wow.
199,000 is the lowest figure since November 1969.
Yep. 253,000 is not a typo.
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Quote:And despite low, low unemployment, Trump will increase the National Debt by over $12 trillion.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Yep. 253,000 is not a typo.
Yep. $12 trillion is not a typo. If unemployment does not stay low, the deficit will increase by much, much more than $12 trillion. It did not have to be this way, but Trump rewrote the tax code so that it will increase the deficit.
www.statista.com/statistics/216998/forecast-of-the-federal-debt-of-the
-united-states/
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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I don't list Seasonally Adjusted figures in my charts, but today's U-6 is 7.3% Seasonally Adjusted.
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Updating with today's Jobs Report data:
I will refer to this set of data as Table JSF-URF-1
Jan 2002 is listed twice. First with original report data from February 2002. Second with revised data from new Census data, published in February 2003.
Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
BLS currently defines the Want A Job category as not being part of the Labor Force.
So I will post some actual numbers and let the comparisons and discussion follow. The documented shenanigans of Obamabots deliberately refusing to Report jobless data in the months before the 2012 Election are a different matter, I will just use the Fake Data they produced and pretend it was real.
I will use only the Unadjusted numbers, to help maintain clarity and transparency.
Mo/Yr Unemp Pcnt WAJb Pcnt SubTtl Prcnt InvPT Pcnt Total Percnt CivPop LbrForc Prtc% U-6%
Jan98 07069 05.2% 5026 3.7% 12095 08.9% 4090 3.0% 16185 11.9% 204238 135951 66.6 09.3
Jan99 06604 04.8% 4800 3.5% 11404 08.3% 3645 2.6% 15049 10.9% 206719 137943 66.7 08.5
Jan00 06316 04.5% 4354 3.1% 10670 07.6% 3355 2.4% 14025 10.0% 208782 139621 66.9 07.8
Jan01 06647 04.7% 4474 3.2% 11121 07.9% 3559 2.5% 14680 10.4% 210889 141049 66.9 08.1
Jan02 08935 06.3% 4872 3.5% 13807 09.8% 4249 3.0% 18056 12.8% 213089 141074 66.2 10.5
Jan02 09051 06.3% 4938 3.4% 13989 09.8% 4453 3.1% 18442 12.9% 216506 143228 66.2 10.5
Jan03 09395 06.5% 4779 3.3% 14174 09.8% 5003 3.4% 19177 13.2% 219897 145301 66.1 11.0
Jan04 09144 06.3% 4913 3.4% 14057 09.6% 5152 3.5% 19209 13.2% 222161 146068 65.7 10.9
Jan05 08444 05.7% 5136 3.5% 13580 09.2% 4793 3.3% 18373 12.5% 224837 147125 65.4 10.2
Jan06 07608 05.1% 5095 3.4% 12703 08.5% 4513 3.0% 17216 11.5% 227553 149090 65.5 09.2
Jan07 07649 05.0% 4633 3.0% 12282 08.1% 4620 3.0% 16902 11.1% 230650 151924 65.9 09.1
Jan08 08221 05.4% 4977 3.2% 13198 08.6% 5235 3.5% 18433 12.1% 232616 152828 65.7 09.9
Jan09 13009 08.5% 5866 3.8% 18875 12.3% 8675 5.7% 27550 18.0% 234739 153445 65.4 15.4
Jan10 16147 10.6% 6108 4.0% 22255 14.6% 9161 5.9% 31416 20.5% 236832 152957 64.6 18.0
Jan11 14937 09.8% 6643 4.3% 21580 14.1% 9027 6.0% 30607 20.1% 238704 152536 63.9 17.3
Jan12 13541 08.8% 6495 4.3% 20036 13.1% 8747 5.7% 28783 18.8% 242269 153485 63.4 16.2
Jan13 13181 08.5% 6781 4.4% 19962 12.9% 8506 5.5% 28468 18.4% 244663 154794 63.3 15.4
Jan14 10855 07.0% 6508 4.2% 17363 11.2% 7617 5.0% 24980 16.2% 246915 154381 62.5 13.5
Jan15 09498 06.1% 6467 4.1% 15965 10.2% 7125 4.6% 23090 14.8% 249723 156050 62.5 12.0
Jan16 08309 05.3% 6166 3.9% 14475 09.2% 6234 4.0% 20709 13.2% 252397 157347 62.3 10.5
Jan17 08149 05.1% 5934 3.8% 14083 08.9% 6127 3.8% 20210 12.7% 254082 158676 62.5 10.1
Jan18 07189 04.5% 5364 3.3% 12553 07.8% 5380 3.4% 17933 11.2% 256780 160037 62.3 08.9
Jan19 07140 04.4% 5435 3.4% 12575 07.8% 5543 3.4% 18118 11.2% 258239 162104 62.8 08.8
Jan18 07189 04.5% 5364 3.3% 12553 07.8% 5380 3.4% 17933 11.2% 256780 160037 62.3 08.9
Feb18 07091 04.4% 5152 3.2% 12243 07.6% 5241 3.2% 17484 10.8% 256934 161494 62.9 08.6
Mar18 06671 04.1% 4793 3.0% 11464 07.1% 4975 3.1% 16439 10.2% 257097 161548 62.8 08.1
Aprl18 05932 03.7% 5010 3.1% 10942 06.8%<
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