year month unemployment 1984 12 12.4 1985 01 12 1985 02 13.1 1985 03 14 1985 04 14.2 1985 05 14 1985 06 13.5 1985 07 13 1985 08 12.4 1985 09 12 1985 10 11.7 1985 11 10.7 1985 12 9.8 1986 01 9.9 1986 02 10.5 1986 03 11.5 1986 04 11.6 1986 05 10.9 1986 06 10.3 1986 07 9.7 1986 08 9.7 1986 09 9.5 1986 10 9 1986 11 8.2 1986 12 7.3 1987 01 7.3 1987 02 7.6 1987 03 8.5 1987 04 8.9 1987 05 9.5 1987 06 9.4 1987 07 9.4 1987 08 9.7 1987 09 10.1 1987 10 9.8 1987 11 9.1 1987 12 8.6 1988 01 9.4 1988 02 10.3 1988 03 11 1988 04 10.4 1988 05 10.4 1988 06 10.1 1988 07 10 1988 08 9.4 1988 09 9.1 1988 10 9.2 1988 11 8.9 1988 12 8.6 1989 01 8.9 1989 02 9.7 1989 03 10.5 1989 04 10.3 1989 05 10.1 1989 06 9.7 1989 07 9.5 1989 08 8.4 1989 09 7.9 1989 10 7.3 1989 11 7 1989 12 6.7 1990 01 6.9 1990 02 8.1 1990 03 9.3 1990 04 10.6 1990 05 11.6 1990 06 12.1 1990 07 11.9 1990 08 11.1 1990 09 10.2 1990 10 9.6 1990 11 9.4 1990 12 9.4 1991 01 9.9 1991 02 11.1 1991 03 12.3 1991 04 13.1 1991 05 13.3 1991 06 13 1991 07 12.5 1991 08 11.9 1991 09 11 1991 10 10.7 1991 11 10.2 1991 12 10.5 1992 01 11.3 1992 02 13.1 1992 03 14.6 1992 04 15.5 1992 05 16.1 1992 06 16.2 1992 07 16.2 1992 08 16.1 1992 09 15.5 1992 10 15.5 1992 11 14.6 1992 12 14.4 1993 01 14.2 1993 02 15 1993 03 15.8 1993 04 16.1 1993 05 15.9 1993 06 15.4 1993 07 14.8 1993 08 14.3 1993 09 14 1993 10 13.8 1993 11 13.5 1993 12 13.3 1994 01 13.6 1994 02 14.1 1994 03 14.9 1994 04 15.3 1994 05 15.4 1994 06 15.2 1994 07 14.5 1994 08 14.4 1994 09 14.1 1994 10 14.3 1994 11 13.2 1994 12 12.6 1995 01 12.1 1995 02 12.9 1995 03 13.2 1995 04 13.5 1995 05 13.4 1995 06 13.2 1995 07 13.1 1995 08 12.9 1995 09 13.3 1995 10 13.4 1995 11 13.7 1995 12 13.2 1996 01 13.1 1996 02 13.8 1996 03 15 1996 04 15.9 1996 05 16.1 1996 06 16.2 1996 07 15.7 1996 08 15.5 1996 09 14.8 1996 10 14.8 1996 11 14.5 1996 12 14.2 1997 01 13.9 1997 02 14.2 1997 03 15 1997 04 15.9 1997 05 16 1997 06 16 1997 07 15.7 1997 08 15.9 1997 09 16.3 1997 10 16.5 1997 11 16.6 1997 12 16.6 1998 01 16.6 1998 02 17.2 1998 03 18.1 1998 04 18.9 1998 05 18.9 1998 06 19 1998 07 18.9 1998 08 18.9 1998 09 18.5 1998 10 18.1 1998 11 17.7 1998 12 17.4 1999 01 17.8 1999 02 18.7 1999 03 19.9 1999 04 20.3 1999 05 20.3 1999 06 19.9 1999 07 20.1 1999 08 19.6 1999 09 19.7 1999 10 19 1999 11 18.6 1999 12 17.5 2000 01 17.7 2000 02 17.7 2000 03 18.4 2000 04 18.6 2000 05 18.7 2000 06 18.6 2000 07 18.6 2000 08 17.7 2000 09 17.3 2000 10 16.3 2000 11 16.2 2000 12 16.2 2001 01 16.3 2001 02 17 2001 03 17.3 2001 04 17.7 2001 05 17.5 2001 06 17.5 2001 07 17.3 2001 08 17.7 2001 09 17.8 2001 10 18.3 2001 11 17.9 2001 12 17.8 2002 01 17.9 2002 02 19.1 2002 03 19.9 2002 04 20.4 2002 05 19.7 2002 06 18.8 2002 07 18.1 2002 08 18.3 2002 09 18.9 2002 10 19 2002 11 19 2002 12 18.5 2003 01 18.6 2003 02 19.1 2003 03 19.7 2003 04 20.6 2003 05 20.6 2003 06 20.3 2003 07 19.7 2003 08 20 2003 09 20.6 2003 10 20.4 2003 11 19.9 2003 12 19.1 2004 01 19.1 2004 02 19.8 2004 03 20.6 2004 04 20.7 2004 05 19.7 2004 06 19.1 2004 07 18.5 2004 08 18.3 2004 09 17.9 2004 10 17.6 2004 11 17.4 2004 12 17.1 2005 01 16.7 2005 02 17.1 2005 03 17.3 2005 04 17.5 2005 05 17.5 2005 06 17.5 2005 07 17.5 2005 08 17.1 2005 09 16.9 2005 10 16.9 2005 11 16.4 2005 12 15.8 2006 01 15.7 2006 02 16.3 2006 03 16.9 2006 04 16.9 2006 05 17 2006 06 16.8 2006 07 16.7 2006 08 16 2006 09 15.3 2006 10 14.6 2006 11 14.1 2006 12 14.2 2007 01 14.4 2007 02 15.3 2007 03 15.9 2007 04 16.3 2007 05 15.5 2007 06 14.9 2007 07 15 2007 08 15 2007 09 15.1 2007 10 14.4 2007 11 14.2 2007 12 13.5 2008 01 13.6 2008 02 13.6 2008 03 14.3 2008 04 14.2 2008 05 14.1 2008 06 13.9 2008 07 14.1 2008 08 14 2008 09 13.5 2008 10 12.5 2008 11 12.3 2008 12 11.8 2009 01 12.5 2009 02 13.5 2009 03 14.9 2009 04 15 2009 05 14.8 2009 06 14.2 2009 07 14.8 2009 08 14.2 2009 09 14.1 2009 10 13.2 2009 11 12.8 2009 12 11.9 2010 01 11.8 2010 02 12.2 2010 03 13.1 2010 04 13.3 2010 05 13.3 2010 06 12.9 2010 07 12.6 2010 08 12.3 2010 09 11.5 2010 10 10.9 2010 11 10.7 2010 12 10.1 2011 01 10.5 2011 02 10.6 2011 03 11.3 2011 04 11.2 2011 05 10.7 2011 06 11 2011 07 11.1 2011 08 11.2 2011 09 10.6 2011 10 9.9 2011 11 9.5 2011 12 9 2012 01 9.6 2012 02 10.4 2012 03 11.1 2012 04 11.2 2012 05 10.9 2012 06 11.2 2012 07 11.1 2012 08 11.6 2012 09 11.3 2012 10 10.9 2012 11 10.3 2012 12 10 2013 01 10 2013 02 10.3 2013 03 10.9 2013 04 11.4 2013 05 11.4 2013 06 11.3 2013 07 11 2013 08 10.4 2013 09 10 2013 10 9.6 2013 11 9.4 2013 12 9.3 2014 01 9.6 2014 02 10.6 2014 03 11.5 2014 04 11.6 2014 05 11.4 2014 06 11.3 2014 07 11.4 2014 08 11.3 2014 09 10.6 2014 10 9.87 2014 11 9.85 2014 12 9.9 2015 01 9.8 2015 02 10.5 2015 03 11.4 2015 04 12.4 2015 05 12.9 2015 06 13.2 2015 07 13.7 2015 08 13.9 2015 09 14.2 2015 10 14.3 2015 11 14.1 2015 12 13.9 2016 01 14 2016 02 14.7 2016 03 15.9 2016 04 16.8 2016 05 17.6 2016 06 17.6 2016 07 17.4 2016 08 17.2 2016 09 17.5 2016 10 17.2 2016 11 16.8 2016 12 16.2 2017 01 17.1 2017 02 17.9 2017 03 18.5 2017 04 18.6 2017 05 18.8 2017 06 18.6 2017 07 18.3 2017 08 17.9 2017 09 17.8 2017 10 17.9 2017 11 17.2 2017 12 16.9 2018 01 16.2 2018 02 16.4 2018 03 16.9