October 06, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Unemployment in September 2009
Number of unemployed and unemployment rate, January 2007–September 2009
| Month |
Number of unemployed |
Unemployment rate |
Jan 2007 |
7,029,000 |
4.6 |
Feb 2007 |
6,887,000 |
4.5 |
Mar 2007 |
6,737,000 |
4.4 |
Apr 2007 |
6,874,000 |
4.5 |
May 2007 |
6,844,000 |
4.5 |
Jun 2007 |
7,028,000 |
4.6 |
Jul 2007 |
7,128,000 |
4.7 |
Aug 2007 |
7,123,000 |
4.7 |
Sep 2007 |
7,221,000 |
4.7 |
Oct 2007 |
7,295,000 |
4.8 |
Nov 2007 |
7,212,000 |
4.7 |
Dec 2007 |
7,541,000 |
4.9 |
Jan 2008 |
7,555,000 |
4.9 |
Feb 2008 |
7,423,000 |
4.8 |
Mar 2008 |
7,820,000 |
5.1 |
Apr 2008 |
7,675,000 |
5.0 |
May 2008 |
8,536,000 |
5.5 |
Jun 2008 |
8,662,000 |
5.6 |
Jul 2008 |
8,910,000 |
5.8 |
Aug 2008 |
9,550,000 |
6.2 |
Sep 2008 |
9,592,000 |
6.2 |
Oct 2008 |
10,221,000 |
6.6 |
Nov 2008 |
10,476,000 |
6.8 |
Dec 2008 |
11,108,000 |
7.2 |
Jan 2009 |
11,616,000 |
7.6 |
Feb 2009 |
12,467,000 |
8.1 |
Mar 2009 |
13,161,000 |
8.5 |
Apr 2009 |
13,724,000 |
8.9 |
May 2009 |
14,511,000 |
9.4 |
Jun 2009 |
14,729,000 |
9.5 |
Jul 2009 |
14,462,000 |
9.4 |
Aug 2009 |
14,928,000 |
9.7 |
Sep 2009 |
15,142,000 |
9.8 |
These data featured in the TED article, Unemployment in September 2009.
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