Historical Year Data · 2009

Unemployment Rate (Black) in 2009

Unemployment Rate (Black) opened 2009 at 12.70% and closed at 16.10%, a +26.77% move for the year. The high of 16.10% was reached on December 1, and the low of 12.70% on January 1.

Open

12.70%

2009-01

16.10%

12 data points

High

16.10%

Dec 1

Low

12.70%

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+26.77%

2008 Change

+32.97%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	12.70%	12.70%	12.70%	12.70%	+0.00%
Feb	13.70%	13.70%	13.70%	13.70%	+0.00%
Mar	13.70%	13.70%	13.70%	13.70%	+0.00%
Apr	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	+0.00%
May	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	+0.00%
Jun	14.80%	14.80%	14.80%	14.80%	+0.00%
Jul	14.80%	14.80%	14.80%	14.80%	+0.00%
Aug	14.80%	14.80%	14.80%	14.80%	+0.00%
Sep	15.30%	15.30%	15.30%	15.30%	+0.00%
Oct	15.80%	15.80%	15.80%	15.80%	+0.00%
Nov	15.70%	15.70%	15.70%	15.70%	+0.00%
Dec	16.10%	16.10%	16.10%	16.10%	+0.00%

Events During 2009

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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