Unemployment by Administration
|
Year |
Unemployment |
Administration |
Change over Administration |
Year |
Unemployment |
Administration |
Change over Administration |
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
1946 |
3.90% |
\ |
|
1977 |
7.1 |
\ |
|
|
1947 |
3.9 |
| |
|
1978 |
6.1 |
| Carter (D) |
|
|
1948 |
3.8 |
| Truman (D) |
|
1979 |
5.8 |
| 6.53 |
0.0 |
|
1949 |
5.9 |
| 4.16% |
-0.9% |
1980 |
7.1 |
/ |
|
|
1950 |
5.3 |
| |
|
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|
1951 |
3.3 |
| |
|
1981 |
7.6 |
\ |
|
|
1952 |
3.0 |
/ |
|
1982 |
9.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983 |
9.6 |
| |
|
|
1953 |
2.9 |
\ |
|
1984 |
7.5 |
| Reagan (R) |
|
|
1954 |
5.5 |
| |
|
1985 |
7.2 |
| 7.54 |
-2.1 |
|
1955 |
4.4 |
| |
|
1986 |
7.0 |
| |
|
|
1956 |
4.1 |
| Eisenhower (R) |
|
1987 |
6.2 |
| |
|
|
1957 |
4.3 |
| 4.88 |
2.6 |
1988 |
5.5 |
/ |
|
|
1958 |
6.8 |
| |
|
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|
1959 |
5.5 |
| |
|
1989 |
5.3 |
\ |
|
|
1960 |
5.5 |
/ |
|
1990 |
5.6 |
| Bush (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991 |
6.8 |
| 6.30 |
2.2 |
|
1961 |
6.7 |
\ |
|
1992 |
7.5 |
/ |
|
|
1962 |
5.5 |
| Kennedy (D) |
|
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|
1963 |
5.7 |
| 5.78 |
-1.5 |
1993 |
6.9 |
\ |
|
|
1964 |
5.2 |
/ |
|
1994 |
6.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995 |
5.6 |
| Clinton (D) |
|
|
1965 |
4.5 |
\ |
|
1996 |
5.4 |
| 5.20 |
-2.9 |
|
1966 |
3.8 |
| Johnson (D) |
|
1997 |
4.9 |
| |
|
|
1967 |
3.8 |
| 3.93 |
-0.9 |
1998 |
4.5 |
| |
|
|
1968 |
3.6 |
/ |
|
1999 |
4.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
4.0 |
/ |
|
|
1969 |
3.5 |
\ |
|
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|
1970 |
4.9 |
| |
|
2001 |
4.7 |
\ |
|
|
1971 |
5.9 |
| Nixon (R) |
|
2002 |
5.8 |
| |
|
|
1972 |
5.6 |
| 5.07 |
2.1 |
2003 |
6.0 |
| Bush II (R) |
|
|
1973 |
4.9 |
| |
|
2004 |
5.5 |
| 5.19 |
-0.1 |
|
1974 |
5.6 |
/ |
|
2005 |
5.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
4.6 |
| |
|
|
1975 |
8.50% |
\ Ford (R) |
|
2007 |
4.6 |
/ |
|
|
1976 |
7.7 |
/ 8.10 |
-0.8 |
|
|
|
Source:
1959-2007: ERP 2008 T B-36