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Unemployment rate holds at 6.7 percent in March 2014

April 08, 2014

In March 2014, the unemployment rate held at 6.7 percent and has shown little movement since December 2013. Over the year, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.8 percentage point.

Unemployment rate, by age, sex, and educational attainment, January 2004–March 2014, seasonally adjusted
MonthTotal, 16 years and overTeenagers, 16 to 19 years20 years and over25 years and over
Adult menAdult womenLess than a high school diplomaHigh school graduates, no collegeSome college or associate degreeBachelor's degree and higher

Jan 2004

5.717.05.25.19.14.94.52.9

Feb 2004

5.616.55.14.98.65.04.32.9

Mar 2004

5.816.85.25.38.85.34.72.9

Apr 2004

5.616.65.14.98.65.34.12.9

May 2004

5.617.15.24.88.85.14.02.9

Jun 2004

5.617.05.15.08.75.24.12.7

Jul 2004

5.517.85.04.88.25.04.22.6

Aug 2004

5.416.75.04.78.14.94.12.7

Sep 2004

5.416.65.04.68.74.74.12.6

Oct 2004

5.517.44.94.78.44.84.22.5

Nov 2004

5.416.44.94.78.04.84.32.5

Dec 2004

5.417.64.84.68.14.84.22.5

Jan 2005

5.316.24.74.77.74.74.12.4

Feb 2005

5.417.54.84.77.84.94.22.4

Mar 2005

5.217.14.64.67.84.73.92.4

Apr 2005

5.217.84.44.68.24.43.92.4

May 2005

5.117.84.34.77.84.53.92.4

Jun 2005

5.016.34.34.66.94.83.92.3

Jul 2005

5.016.14.24.67.54.83.72.3

Aug 2005

4.916.14.34.47.54.73.52.1

Sep 2005

5.015.54.54.68.24.93.72.3

Oct 2005

5.016.14.34.57.34.83.82.3

Nov 2005

5.017.04.34.67.44.83.92.3

Dec 2005

4.914.94.34.47.44.53.92.1

Jan 2006

4.715.14.14.37.04.43.62.1

Feb 2006

4.815.34.24.37.14.43.62.2

Mar 2006

4.716.14.14.26.94.13.72.2

Apr 2006

4.714.64.24.36.94.43.82.2

May 2006

4.614.04.24.17.04.33.82.1

Jun 2006

4.615.84.04.17.14.13.52.1

Jul 2006

4.715.94.14.27.14.53.62.0

Aug 2006

4.716.04.14.16.84.63.51.8

Sep 2006

4.516.33.74.26.44.13.62.1

Oct 2006

4.415.23.93.95.84.13.41.9

Nov 2006

4.514.84.04.06.64.33.41.8

Dec 2006

4.414.63.93.96.74.33.41.8

Jan 2007

4.614.84.24.06.94.33.82.1

Feb 2007

4.514.94.23.87.34.33.61.9

Mar 2007

4.414.94.03.86.94.03.61.8

Apr 2007

4.515.94.03.97.14.13.61.9

May 2007

4.415.94.03.86.64.43.42.0

Jun 2007

4.616.34.03.96.74.13.52.0

Jul 2007

4.715.34.24.27.34.63.62.1

Aug 2007

4.615.94.14.16.54.43.62.1

Sep 2007

4.715.94.24.17.64.53.42.0

Oct 2007

4.715.44.34.17.34.63.52.1

Nov 2007

4.716.24.24.27.74.53.32.2

Dec 2007

5.016.84.44.47.74.73.82.1

Jan 2008

5.017.84.54.37.74.73.72.1

Feb 2008

4.916.64.44.27.44.73.82.0

Mar 2008

5.116.14.64.58.45.13.92.1

Apr 2008

5.015.94.64.27.75.04.02.1

May 2008

5.419.04.94.68.15.04.32.2

Jun 2008

5.619.25.14.78.75.14.32.4

Jul 2008

5.820.75.44.78.65.44.62.5

Aug 2008

6.118.65.75.49.75.84.92.8

Sep 2008

6.119.16.15.09.86.25.02.6

Oct 2008

6.520.06.35.410.36.45.23.1

Nov 2008

6.820.36.75.710.87.05.53.2

Dec 2008

7.320.57.45.911.17.85.73.6

Jan 2009

7.820.77.96.512.48.26.53.9

Feb 2009

8.322.38.56.813.28.57.34.1

Mar 2009

8.722.29.07.114.09.27.54.3

Apr 2009

9.022.29.57.114.99.57.74.4

May 2009

9.423.49.87.515.210.07.84.8

Jun 2009

9.524.79.97.615.69.78.14.8

Jul 2009

9.524.39.87.715.39.58.04.8

Aug 2009

9.625.010.07.715.69.78.14.8

Sep 2009

9.825.910.17.914.910.68.35.0

Oct 2009

10.027.210.48.015.211.08.74.7

Nov 2009

9.926.910.37.914.710.38.84.8

Dec 2009

9.926.710.18.015.010.68.74.9

Jan 2010

9.726.010.27.915.210.28.64.9

Feb 2010

9.825.610.38.015.810.78.15.0

Mar 2010

9.926.210.28.114.811.08.44.9

Apr 2010

9.925.410.28.314.710.78.44.8

May 2010

9.626.59.78.114.610.98.24.6

Jun 2010

9.426.09.77.714.210.68.14.4

Jul 2010

9.525.99.67.913.510.08.34.6

Aug 2010

9.525.69.68.014.110.08.74.6

Sep 2010

9.525.89.68.015.69.78.94.5

Oct 2010

9.527.39.38.015.09.98.24.6

Nov 2010

9.824.89.98.415.510.08.65.0

Dec 2010

9.425.39.48.014.99.88.14.7

Jan 2011

9.125.58.97.914.39.58.14.3

Feb 2011

9.024.18.97.914.09.67.94.3

Mar 2011

9.024.38.87.814.09.67.64.4

Apr 2011

9.124.59.08.014.79.97.54.5

May 2011

9.023.98.98.014.59.67.84.5

Jun 2011

9.124.89.08.014.49.98.34.3

Jul 2011

9.024.88.87.914.59.28.34.2

Aug 2011

9.025.18.78.014.29.38.34.2

Sep 2011

9.024.58.68.214.29.48.54.2

Oct 2011

8.824.28.67.813.59.58.14.3

Nov 2011

8.624.18.37.812.98.87.74.4

Dec 2011

8.523.38.07.813.68.77.64.1

Jan 2012

8.223.57.67.612.98.47.24.3

Feb 2012

8.323.87.87.613.18.37.34.2

Mar 2012

8.224.87.77.412.88.07.64.2

Apr 2012

8.224.67.67.412.58.07.64.0

May 2012

8.224.27.77.413.08.37.73.9

Jun 2012

8.223.77.77.412.68.47.24.1

Jul 2012

8.223.77.77.512.58.67.24.1

Aug 2012

8.124.47.57.311.98.76.74.1

Sep 2012

7.823.87.37.011.58.56.64.0

Oct 2012

7.823.87.27.112.18.36.83.7

Nov 2012

7.823.97.27.012.08.16.53.9

Dec 2012

7.924.07.27.311.68.16.94.0

Jan 2013

7.923.57.47.212.08.17.03.8

Feb 2013

7.725.27.27.011.27.96.73.9

Mar 2013

7.523.96.96.911.17.66.43.8

Apr 2013

7.523.77.16.611.57.56.33.9

May 2013

7.524.17.26.511.07.46.53.8

Jun 2013

7.523.87.06.810.77.66.33.9

Jul 2013

7.323.47.06.410.97.66.03.8

Aug 2013

7.222.67.06.211.37.56.13.5

Sep 2013

7.221.37.06.210.47.56.13.7

Oct 2013

7.222.06.96.410.87.36.33.8

Nov 2013

7.020.86.76.210.67.36.43.4

Dec 2013

6.720.26.36.09.87.16.13.3

Jan 2014

6.620.76.25.99.66.56.03.2

Feb 2014

6.721.46.45.99.86.46.23.4

Mar 2014

6.720.96.26.29.66.36.13.4

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult women increased to 6.2 percent in March, and the rate for adult men decreased to 6.2 percent. The rate for teenagers (20.9 percent) showed little change. 

By educational attainment, unemployment rates in March were 9.6 percent for persons 25 years and over with less than a high school diploma; 6.3 percent for high school graduates with no college education; 6.1 percent for persons with some college or an associate degree; and 3.4 percent for persons with a bachelor's degree or higher level of education.

In March, the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 10.5 million. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), at 3.7 million, also changed little in March; these individuals accounted for 35.8 percent of the unemployed. Over the year, the number of unemployed persons and the long-term unemployed were down by 1.2 million and 837,000, respectively.

Number of unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted, January 2007–March 2014
MonthLess than 5 weeks5 to 14 weeks15 to 26 weeks27 weeks and over

Jan 2007

2,561,0002,267,0001,015,0001,141,000

Feb 2007

2,574,0002,168,000962,0001,249,000

Mar 2007

2,307,0002,138,0001,010,0001,245,000

Apr 2007

2,456,0002,178,0001,075,0001,206,000

May 2007

2,464,0002,183,0001,100,0001,132,000

Jun 2007

2,551,0002,134,0001,138,0001,143,000

Jul 2007

2,502,0002,203,0001,073,0001,291,000

Aug 2007

2,614,0002,156,0001,086,0001,246,000

Sep 2007

2,557,0002,292,0001,091,0001,264,000

Oct 2007

2,545,0002,502,0001,003,0001,298,000

Nov 2007

2,645,0002,241,000992,0001,374,000

Dec 2007

2,718,0002,376,0001,177,0001,324,000

Jan 2008

2,554,0002,406,0001,152,0001,388,000

Feb 2008

2,653,0002,370,0001,116,0001,329,000

Mar 2008

2,823,0002,537,0001,168,0001,323,000

Apr 2008

2,493,0002,574,0001,314,0001,372,000

May 2008

3,278,0002,476,0001,219,0001,561,000

Jun 2008

2,753,0003,016,0001,337,0001,576,000

Jul 2008

2,854,0002,833,0001,450,0001,664,000

Aug 2008

3,256,0002,758,0001,554,0001,866,000

Sep 2008

2,848,0003,035,0001,599,0002,027,000

Oct 2008

3,170,0003,055,0001,710,0002,280,000

Nov 2008

3,335,0003,260,0001,704,0002,219,000

Dec 2008

3,255,0003,498,0001,936,0002,610,000

Jan 2009

3,524,0003,662,0002,065,0002,699,000

Feb 2009

3,450,0003,936,0002,456,0002,999,000

Mar 2009

3,465,0004,122,0002,625,0003,260,000

Apr 2009

3,338,0004,138,0002,634,0003,752,000

May 2009

3,246,0004,458,0003,049,0003,973,000

Jun 2009

3,114,0004,052,0003,488,0004,349,000

Jul 2009

3,137,0003,505,0002,923,0004,917,000

Aug 2009

2,940,0003,927,0002,791,0005,037,000

Sep 2009

2,841,0003,775,0002,908,0005,494,000

Oct 2009

3,223,0003,552,0003,006,0005,643,000

Nov 2009

2,816,0003,457,0002,847,0005,908,000

Dec 2009

2,879,0003,457,0002,712,0006,122,000

Jan 2010

2,918,0003,387,0002,570,0006,334,000

Feb 2010

2,798,0003,389,0002,764,0006,170,000

Mar 2010

2,773,0003,290,0002,519,0006,576,000

Apr 2010

2,726,0003,082,0002,363,0006,770,000

May 2010

2,775,0003,117,0002,248,0006,644,000

Jun 2010

2,680,0003,156,0002,294,0006,604,000

Jul 2010

2,810,0002,994,0002,220,0006,484,000

Aug 2010

2,683,0003,534,0002,171,0006,234,000

Sep 2010

2,817,0003,309,0002,293,0006,151,000

Oct 2010

2,657,0003,343,0002,385,0006,232,000

Nov 2010

2,911,0003,321,0002,377,0006,319,000

Dec 2010

2,681,0003,169,0002,118,0006,431,000

Jan 2011

2,676,0003,015,0002,210,0006,220,000

Feb 2011

2,454,0003,114,0002,244,0005,969,000

Mar 2011

2,541,0002,974,0002,034,0006,150,000

Apr 2011

2,785,0002,966,0002,106,0005,901,000

May 2011

2,682,0002,911,0002,031,0006,158,000

Jun 2011

2,935,0002,981,0001,899,0006,208,000

Jul 2011

2,650,0002,976,0002,009,0006,142,000

Aug 2011

2,670,0002,996,0002,213,0006,001,000

Sep 2011

2,743,0002,888,0002,015,0006,266,000

Oct 2011

2,663,0003,244,0001,947,0005,861,000

Nov 2011

2,560,0002,914,0002,032,0005,681,000

Dec 2011

2,646,0002,865,0001,955,0005,600,000

Jan 2012

2,461,0002,880,0001,942,0005,524,000

Feb 2012

2,584,0002,842,0002,021,0005,352,000

Mar 2012

2,724,0002,792,0001,924,0005,292,000

Apr 2012

2,621,0002,839,0001,951,0005,106,000

May 2012

2,575,0003,018,0001,677,0005,392,000

Jun 2012

2,741,0002,804,0001,839,0005,331,000

Jul 2012

2,708,0003,037,0001,780,0005,166,000

Aug 2012

2,832,0002,834,0001,845,0005,003,000

Sep 2012

2,517,0002,825,0001,853,0004,875,000

Oct 2012

2,619,0002,850,0001,774,0005,021,000

Nov 2012

2,636,0002,777,0001,796,0004,767,000

Dec 2012

2,688,0002,876,0001,862,0004,772,000

Jan 2013

2,753,0003,077,0001,867,0004,707,000

Feb 2013

2,677,0002,788,0001,735,0004,750,000

Mar 2013

2,497,0002,843,0001,779,0004,576,000

Apr 2013

2,491,0002,844,0001,969,0004,360,000

May 2013

2,704,0002,642,0001,934,0004,353,000

Jun 2013

2,665,0002,848,0001,892,0004,325,000

Jul 2013

2,548,0002,826,0001,786,0004,246,000

Aug 2013

2,527,0002,738,0001,704,0004,269,000

Sep 2013

2,571,0002,685,0001,802,0004,125,000

Oct 2013

2,794,0002,636,0001,777,0004,047,000

Nov 2013

2,439,0002,585,0001,742,0004,044,000

Dec 2013

2,255,0002,506,0001,651,0003,878,000

Jan 2014

2,434,0002,429,0001,689,0003,646,000

Feb 2014

2,373,0002,568,0001,615,0003,849,000

Mar 2014

2,461,0002,581,0001,677,0003,739,000
These data are from the Current Population Survey (CPS) program and are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — March 2014," (HTML) (PDF) news release USDL-14-0530. More charts featuring CPS data can be found in Charting the labor market: Data from the Current Population Survey (PDF). 
SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rate holds at 6.7 percent in March 2014 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140408.htm (visited March 19, 2024).

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