The unemployment rate in the U.S. is primarily a macroeconomic concept, as it reflects the overall health of the economy and helps assess economic performance at a national level. It indicates how many people are actively seeking jobs but cannot find work, influencing broader economic policies and indicators like GDP and inflation. In contrast, microeconomics focuses on individual markets and specific entities, such as the decisions of individual firms or households regarding employment.
The Official Unemployment rate (U-3) in US for August 2011 was 9.1.Below are the other unemployment rates in US for August 2011 :U-1 Unemployment rate : 5.4U-2 Unemployment rate : 5.3U-3 Unemployment rate : 9.1U-4 Unemployment rate : 9.7U-5 Unemployment rate : 10.6U-6 Unemployment rate : 16.2
The unemployment rate in the US in August, 2010 was 9.6%. See the Related Link below.
7.50%
the desciion of the US congress to lower the federal income tax rate
Per the U.S. Department of Labor the unemployment rate in the U.S. in January 2011 was 9%
El Centro, California with an unemployment rate of almost 27%.
According to the Vidal Statistics the unemployment rate in 1940 was 14.6% (8.1 million total unemployed)
The unemployment rate in the US in 1928 was around 4.2%. This was before the Great Depression, and the economy was experiencing a period of growth and prosperity.
7.8%
As of October 2021, the unemployment rate in the US is around 4.6%, which is considered moderate. It has been decreasing since the peak in April 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
7.9% (April 2010)