In late 1999, the U.S. unemployment rate was
Low.
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 usually rises during a recession.
7.50%
The unemployment rate in the US in August, 2010 was 9.6%. See the Related Link below.
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 Related Link below, the US unemployment rate was 4.2% in 1928. It jumped to 8.7% in 1930, and was 23.6% in 1932.
According to the Vidal Statistics the unemployment rate in 1940 was 14.6% (8.1 million total unemployed)
7.8%
7.9% (April 2010)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
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)