Selected Unemployment Rates



In October, the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent from 6.1 percent
in September.

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]

This table contains the following series:

Starting series: All civilian workers

1998    4.5
1999    4.2
2000    4.0
2001    4.7
2002    5.8
2003    6.0
2004    5.5
2005    5.1
2006    4.6
2007    4.6

2007:Oct    4.8
Nov    4.7
Dec    5.0

2008:Jan    4.9
Feb    4.8
Mar    5.1
Apr    5.0
May    5.5
June    5.5
July    5.7
Aug    6.1
Sept    6.1
Oct    6.5

Starting series: Men 20 years and over

1998    3.7
1999    3.5
2000    3.3
2001    4.2
2002    5.3
2003    5.6
2004    5.0
2005    4.4
2006    4.0
2007    4.1

2007:Oct    4.3
Nov    4.1
Dec    4.4

2008:Jan    4.4
Feb    4.3
Mar    4.6
Apr    4.6
May    4.9
June    5.1
July    5.3
Aug    5.6
Sept    6.1
Oct    6.3

Starting series: Women 20 years and over

1998    4.1
1999    3.8
2000    3.6
2001    4.1
2002    5.1
2003    5.1
2004    4.9
2005    4.6
2006    4.1
2007    4.0

2007:Oct    4.1
Nov    4.1
Dec    4.4

2008:Jan    4.2
Feb    4.2
Mar    4.6
Apr    4.3
May    4.8
June    4.7
July    4.6
Aug    5.3
Sept    4.9
Oct    5.3

Starting series: Both sexes 16-19

1998    14.6
1999    13.9
2000    13.1
2001    14.7
2002    16.5
2003    17.5
2004    17.0
2005    16.6
2006    15.4
2007    15.7

2007:Oct    15.7
Nov    16.4
Dec    17.1

2008:Jan    18.0
Feb    16.6
Mar    15.8
Apr    15.4
May    18.7
June    18.1
July    20.3
Aug    18.9
Sept    19.1
Oct    20.6

Starting series: White

1998    3.9
1999    3.7
2000    3.5
2001    4.2
2002    5.1
2003    5.2
2004    4.8
2005    4.4
2006    4.0
2007    4.1

2007:Oct    4.2
Nov    4.2
Dec    4.4

2008:Jan    4.4
Feb    4.3
Mar    4.5
Apr    4.4
May    4.9
June    4.9
July    5.1
Aug    5.4
Sept    5.4
Oct    5.9

Starting series: Black or African American \1\

1998    8.9
1999    8.0
2000    7.6
2001    8.6
2002    10.2
2003    10.8
2004    10.4
2005    10.0
2006    8.9
2007    8.3

2007:Oct    8.5
Nov    8.4
Dec    9.0

2008:Jan    9.2
Feb    8.3
Mar    9.0
Apr    8.6
May    9.7
June    9.2
July    9.7
Aug    10.6
Sept    11.4
Oct    11.1

Starting series: Asian (NSA)

1998    ......
1999    ......
2000    3.6
2001    4.5
2002    5.9
2003    6.0
2004    4.4
2005    4.0
2006    3.0
2007    3.2

2007:Oct    3.7
Nov    3.6
Dec    3.7

2008:Jan    3.2
Feb    3.0
Mar    3.6
Apr    3.2
May    3.8
June    4.5
July    4.0
Aug    4.4
Sept    3.8
Oct    3.8

Starting series: Hispanic or Latino

1998    7.2
1999    6.4
2000    5.7
2001    6.6
2002    7.5
2003    7.7
2004    7.0
2005    6.0
2006    5.2
2007    5.6

2007:Oct    5.6
Nov    5.7
Dec    6.3

2008:Jan    6.3
Feb    6.2
Mar    6.9
Apr    6.9
May    6.9
June    7.7
July    7.4
Aug    8.0
Sept    7.8
Oct    8.8

Starting series: Married men, spouse present

1998    2.4
1999    2.2
2000    2.0
2001    2.7
2002    3.6
2003    3.8
2004    3.1
2005    2.8
2006    2.4
2007    2.5

2007:Oct    2.6
Nov    2.6
Dec    2.7

2008:Jan    2.7
Feb    2.7
Mar    2.8
Apr    2.8
May    2.9
June    3.0
July    3.2
Aug    3.5
Sept    3.8
Oct    4.1

Starting series: Women who maintain families

1998    7.2
1999    6.4
2000    5.9
2001    6.6
2002    8.0
2003    8.5
2004    8.0
2005    7.8
2006    7.1
2007    6.5

2007:Oct    6.3
Nov    6.6
Dec    6.9

2008:Jan    7.0
Feb    6.7
Mar    7.1
Apr    6.8
May    6.9
June    7.9
July    8.5
Aug    9.6
Sept    8.2
Oct    8.8

Starting series: Full-time workers

1998    4.3
1999    4.1
2000    3.8
2001    4.7
2002    5.9
2003    6.1
2004    5.6
2005    5.0
2006    4.5
2007    4.6

2007:Oct    4.7
Nov    4.6
Dec    4.9

2008:Jan    4.8
Feb    4.8
Mar    5.0
Apr    5.0
May    5.5
June    5.5
July    5.7
Aug    6.2
Sept    6.2
Oct    6.7

Starting series: Part-time workers

1998    5.3
1999    5.0
2000    4.8
2001    5.1
2002    5.2
2003    5.5
2004    5.3
2005    5.4
2006    5.1
2007    4.9

2007:Oct    5.0
Nov    5.0
Dec    5.6

2008:Jan    5.4
Feb    5.0
Mar    5.3
Apr    4.9
May    5.5
June    5.4
July    5.5
Aug    5.7
Sept    5.9
Oct    5.7


\1\ Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race grouponly. Priorto 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the groupthey identified as the main race. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic orLatino may be of any race.

Note.--Data relate to persons age 16 years and over.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureauof LaborStatistics.