US Unemployment Rate	Month
5.3	Jan-97
5.2	Feb-97
5.2	Mar-97
5.1	Apr-97
4.9	May-97
5.0	Jun-97
4.9	Jul-97
4.8	Aug-97
4.9	Sep-97
4.7	Oct-97
4.6	Nov-97
4.7	Dec-97
4.6	Jan-98
4.6	Feb-98
4.7	Mar-98
4.3	Apr-98
4.4	May-98
4.5	Jun-98
4.5	Jul-98
4.5	Aug-98
4.6	Sep-98
4.5	Oct-98
4.4	Nov-98
4.4	Dec-98
4.3	Jan-99
4.4	Feb-99
4.2	Mar-99
4.3	Apr-99
4.2	May-99
4.3	Jun-99
4.3	Jul-99
4.2	Aug-99
4.2	Sep-99
4.1	Oct-99
4.1	Nov-99
4.0	Dec-99
4.0	Jan-00
4.1	Feb-00
4.0	Mar-00
3.8	Apr-00
4.0	May-00
4.0	Jun-00
4.0	Jul-00
4.1	Aug-00
3.9	Sep-00
3.9	Oct-00
3.9	Nov-00
3.9	Dec-00
4.2	Jan-01
4.2	Feb-01
4.3	Mar-01
4.4	Apr-01
4.3	May-01
4.5	Jun-01
4.6	Jul-01
4.9	Aug-01
5.0	Sep-01
5.3	Oct-01
5.5	Nov-01
5.7	Dec-01
5.7	Jan-02
5.7	Feb-02
5.7	Mar-02
5.9	Apr-02
5.8	May-02
5.8	Jun-02
5.8	Jul-02
5.7	Aug-02
5.7	Sep-02
5.7	Oct-02
5.9	Nov-02
6.0	Dec-02
5.8	Jan-03
5.9	Feb-03
5.9	Mar-03
6.0	Apr-03
6.1	May-03
6.3	Jun-03
6.2	Jul-03
6.1	Aug-03
6.1	Sep-03
6.0	Oct-03
5.8	Nov-03
5.7	Dec-03
5.7	Jan-04
5.6	Feb-04
5.8	Mar-04
5.6	Apr-04
5.6	May-04
5.6	Jun-04
5.5	Jul-04
5.4	Aug-04
5.4	Sep-04
5.4	Oct-04
5.4	Nov-04
5.4	Dec-04
5.2	Jan-05
5.4	Feb-05
5.2	Mar-05
5.1	Apr-05
5.1	May-05
5.0	Jun-05
5.0	Jul-05
4.9	Aug-05
5.1	Sep-05
5.0	Oct-05
5.0	Nov-05
4.9	Dec-05
4.7	Jan-06
4.8	Feb-06
4.7	Mar-06
4.7	Apr-06
4.6	May-06
4.6	Jun-06
4.8	Jul-06
4.7	Aug-06
4.6	Sep-06
4.4	Oct-06
4.5	Nov-06
4.5	Dec-06
4.6	Jan-07
4.5	Feb-07
4.4	Mar-07