Question: has unemployment decreased in the us?
Answer: The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the U.S. was approximately 2.5 million workers below full employment as of the end of 2015 and 1.6 million at December 31, 2016, mainly due to lower labor force participation. ... In September 2019, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, near the lowest rate in 50 years.