Historical Year Data · 1990

Unemployment Rate (U3) in 1990

Unemployment Rate (U3) opened 1990 at 5.40% and closed at 6.30%, a +16.67% move for the year. The high of 6.30% was reached on December 1, and the low of 5.20% on March 1.

Open

5.40%

1990-01

6.30%

12 data points

High

6.30%

Dec 1

Low

5.20%

Mar 1

Full Year Change

+16.67%

1989 Change

+0.00%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%	+0.00%
Feb	5.30%	5.30%	5.30%	5.30%	+0.00%
Mar	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	+0.00%
Apr	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%	+0.00%
May	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%	5.40%	+0.00%
Jun	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	+0.00%
Jul	5.50%	5.50%	5.50%	5.50%	+0.00%
Aug	5.70%	5.70%	5.70%	5.70%	+0.00%
Sep	5.90%	5.90%	5.90%	5.90%	+0.00%
Oct	5.90%	5.90%	5.90%	5.90%	+0.00%
Nov	6.20%	6.20%	6.20%	6.20%	+0.00%
Dec	6.30%	6.30%	6.30%	6.30%	+0.00%

Events During 1990

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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