Graphic: The unemployment rate, throughout the years
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Annual unemployment rate 1977-2011
Monthly rate Seasonally adjusted
Highest since Reagan
The past 43 months is the longest prolonged period that the rate has been above that mark since the 27 months recorded during President Ronald Reagan’s first term started in Jan. 1981.
The past 43 months is the longest prolonged period that the rate has been above that mark since the 27 months recorded during President Ronald Reagan’s first term started in Jan. 1981.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Miami Herald Staff / MCT
This story was originally published September 29, 2012 at 9:09 PM with the headline "Graphic: The unemployment rate, throughout the years."