Historical Year Data · 1992

Unemployment Rate (U3) in 1992

Unemployment Rate (U3) opened 1992 at 7.30% and closed at 7.40%, a +1.37% move for the year. The high of 7.80% was reached on June 1, and the low of 7.30% on January 1.

Open

7.30%

1992-01

7.40%

12 data points

High

7.80%

Jun 1

Low

7.30%

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+1.37%

1991 Change

+14.06%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%	+0.00%
Feb	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	+0.00%
Mar	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	+0.00%
Apr	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	+0.00%
May	7.60%	7.60%	7.60%	7.60%	+0.00%
Jun	7.80%	7.80%	7.80%	7.80%	+0.00%
Jul	7.70%	7.70%	7.70%	7.70%	+0.00%
Aug	7.60%	7.60%	7.60%	7.60%	+0.00%
Sep	7.60%	7.60%	7.60%	7.60%	+0.00%
Oct	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%	+0.00%
Nov	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	+0.00%
Dec	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	7.40%	+0.00%

Events During 1992

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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