Historical Year Data · 2009

Underemployment Rate (U6) in 2009

Underemployment Rate (U6) opened 2009 at 14.10% and closed at 17.20%, a +21.99% move for the year. The high of 17.20% was reached on December 1, and the low of 14.10% on January 1.

Open

14.10%

2009-01

17.20%

12 data points

High

17.20%

Dec 1

Low

14.10%

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+21.99%

2008 Change

+49.45%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	14.10%	14.10%	14.10%	14.10%	+0.00%
Feb	15.10%	15.10%	15.10%	15.10%	+0.00%
Mar	15.80%	15.80%	15.80%	15.80%	+0.00%
Apr	15.90%	15.90%	15.90%	15.90%	+0.00%
May	16.50%	16.50%	16.50%	16.50%	+0.00%
Jun	16.50%	16.50%	16.50%	16.50%	+0.00%
Jul	16.40%	16.40%	16.40%	16.40%	+0.00%
Aug	16.70%	16.70%	16.70%	16.70%	+0.00%
Sep	16.70%	16.70%	16.70%	16.70%	+0.00%
Oct	17.10%	17.10%	17.10%	17.10%	+0.00%
Nov	17.10%	17.10%	17.10%	17.10%	+0.00%
Dec	17.20%	17.20%	17.20%	17.20%	+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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