The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects, analyzes and reports unemployment statistics every month in the Jobs Report. They are the premier research arm of the Department of Labor.
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%
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)
Unemployment in Ireland is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey. As of the first Quarter of 2010 the unemployment rate is 12.9% (The link below should keep linking to the most up to date QNHS)