what year was unemployment the lowest
General data can be found below: The highest rate for a single month is shared by November and December of 1982 with an unemployment rate of 10.8%. The year with the highest average unemployment rate was 1982 with an average unemployment rate of 9.71%. --. The lowest rate for a single month is shared by May and June of 1953 with an unemployment rate of 2.5%. The year with the lowest average unemployment rate was 1953 with an average unemployment rate of 2.93%.