Unemployment rate is tricky because there’s a lot of related statuses a person could have. So the Fed has 7 different rates U1 through U7. Here is U6 which is

Unemployment rate is tricky because there’s a lot of related statuses a person could have. So the Fed has 7 different rates U1 through U7. Here is U6 which is a better reflection imo: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/U6RATE https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/U6RATE