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U.S. Historical Unemployment vs Interest Rates

Year Unemployment % Interest Rate %
1955 4.37 1.79
1956 4.13 2.73
1957 4.30 3.11
1958 6.84 1.57
1959 5.45 3.31
1960 5.54 3.21
1961 6.69 1.95
1962 5.57 2.71
1963 5.64 3.18
1964 5.16 3.50
1965 4.51 4.08
1966 3.79 5.11
1967 3.84 4.22
1968 3.56 5.66
1969 3.49 8.21
1970 4.98 7.17
1971 5.95 4.67
1972 5.60 4.44
1973 4.86 8.74
1974 5.64 10.51
1975 8.48 5.82
1976 7.70 5.05
1977 7.05 5.54
1978 6.07 7.94
1979 5.85 11.20
1980 7.18 13.35
1981 7.62 16.39
1982 9.71 12.24
1983 9.60 9.09
1984 7.51 10.23
1985 7.19 8.10
1986 7.00 6.80
1987 6.18 6.66
1988 5.49 7.57
1989 5.26 9.21
1990 5.62 8.10
1991 6.85 5.69
1992 7.49 3.52
1993 6.91 3.02
1994 6.10 4.21
1995 5.59 5.83
1996 5.41 5.30
1997 4.94 5.46
1998 4.50 5.35
1999 4.22 4.97
2000 3.97 6.24
2001 4.74 3.88
2002 5.78 1.67
2003 5.99 1.13
2004 5.54 1.35
2005 5.08 3.22
2006 4.61 4.97
2007 4.62 5.02
2008 5.80 1.92
2009 9.28 0.16
2010 9.61 0.18
2011 8.93 0.10
2012 8.08 0.14
2013 7.36 0.11
2014 6.18 0.09
2015 5.27 0.13
2016 4.87 0.39
2017 4.35 1.00
2018 3.90 1.77
2019 3.70 2.16
2020 8.10 0.36
2021 5.30 0.08
2022 3.60 1.69
2023 3.60 5.03
2024 4.00 5.14
2025 4.20 4.21