Line graph shows the U.S. unemployment rate from 2008 to 2018.
Data are as follows:
| Date | Unemployment rate |
| Jan-08 | 5.0 |
| Jul-08 | 5.8 |
| Jan-09 | 7.8 |
| Jul-09 | 9.5 |
| Jan-10 | 9.8 |
| Jul-10 | 9.4 |
| Jan-11 | 9.1 |
| Jul-11 | 9.0 |
| Jan-12 | 8.3 |
| Jul-12 | 8.2 |
| Jan-13 | 8.0 |
| Jul-13 | 7.3 |
| Jan-14 | 6.6 |
| Jul-14 | 6.2 |
| Jan-15 | 5.7 |
| Jul-15 | 5.2 |
| Jan-16 | 4.9 |
| Jul-16 | 4.9 |
| Jan-17 | 4.8 |
| Jul-17 | 4.3 |
| Jan-18 | 4.1 |
| Jul-18 | 3.9 |