Civilian Unemployment Rate Vintage: 2016-03-04 | ALFRED

Observations

Feb 2016: 4.9

Updated: Mar 4, 2016 7:46 AM CST

Feb 2016:	4.9
Jan 2016:	4.9
Dec 2015:	5.0
Nov 2015:	5.0
Oct 2015:	5.0

Units:

Percent,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Civilian Unemployment Rate	1960-03-15	2019-09-05
Unemployment Rate	2019-09-06	2025-03-07

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	1960-03-15	2025-03-07

Release

Employment Situation	1960-03-15	2025-03-07

Units

Percent	1960-03-15	2025-03-07

Frequency

Monthly	1960-03-15	2025-03-07

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	1960-03-15	2025-03-07

Notes

Persons 14 years of age and older. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced several revisions to the Household Survey on Friday Feb.7th 2003, with the release of the January 2003 Data. They introduced the Census 2000 population controls (which affect data back to 2000 and cause a break in the data in January 2000), a new seasonal adjustment procedure, and new seasonal factors back to January 1998. For further information contact the Current Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at www.bls.gov/ces or by calling 202-691-6555.	1960-03-15	1967-02-08
Persons 16 years of age and older. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced several revisions to the Household Survey on Friday Feb.7th 2003, with the release of the January 2003 Data. They introduced the Census 2000 population controls (which affect data back to 2000 and cause a break in the data in January 2000), a new seasonal adjustment procedure, and new seasonal factors back to January 1998. For further information contact the Current Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at www.bls.gov/ces or by calling 202-691-6555.	1967-02-09	2012-02-02
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces. This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization. The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS14000000	2012-02-03	2019-09-05
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces. This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization. The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS14000000	2019-09-06	2025-03-07