Bureau of Labor Statistics according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics US employment rate from 2009-2011 Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey current rate Bureau of Labor Statistics averaged just 5.1 percent 6.8 percent Bureau of Labor Statistics average annual unemployment rates in the 1950s, unemployment averaged 4.5% unemployment rate Bureau of Labor Statistics in the 1950s, unemployment averaged 4.5% in the 1950s, unemployment averaged 4.5% Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey unemployment in the 1950s, unemployment averaged 4.5% 6.8 percent Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS near record lows Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey US employment rate from 2009-2011 9.7% nationwide average annual unemployment rates 6.8 percent Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey 8.1% for the overall population Bureau of Labor Statistics averaged just 5.1 percent Unemployment Rates 7.1 percent for the year Bureau of Labor Statistics "Bureau of Labor Statistics Data" Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. unemployment was pegged at 3.6 percent go back to 1969 April 1947 to October 2002 Unemployment Rates 1960 Unemployment Figure 9.7% nationwide unemployment data.bls.gov unemployment a weird period go back to 1969