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What is the unemployment rate?

What is the current unemployment rate?

In November 2019, the unemployment rate was 3.5%, falling back to the historically low rate seen in September after disruptions due to October auto strikes. Historically, the unemployment rate has ranged from as high as 10.8% in 1982 to as low as 2.5% in 1953.

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