Historical Year Data · 1991

Unemployment Rate (U3) in 1991

Unemployment Rate (U3) opened 1991 at 6.40% and closed at 7.30%, a +14.06% move for the year. The high of 7.30% was reached on December 1, and the low of 6.40% on January 1.

Open

6.40%

1991-01

7.30%

12 data points

High

7.30%

Dec 1

Low

6.40%

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+14.06%

1990 Change

+16.67%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	6.40%	6.40%	6.40%	6.40%	+0.00%
Feb	6.60%	6.60%	6.60%	6.60%	+0.00%
Mar	6.80%	6.80%	6.80%	6.80%	+0.00%
Apr	6.70%	6.70%	6.70%	6.70%	+0.00%
May	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	+0.00%
Jun	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	+0.00%
Jul	6.80%	6.80%	6.80%	6.80%	+0.00%
Aug	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	+0.00%
Sep	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	+0.00%
Oct	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%	+0.00%
Nov	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%	+0.00%
Dec	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%	+0.00%

Events During 1991

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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