Industrial Production vs Unemployment — Compare on Scrolld®

Compare Industrial Production and Unemployment side by side on Scrolld with a Pearson correlation computed over their shared observation window.

Correlation

Industrial Production and Unemployment moved with a Pearson correlation of -0.5943 on percentage-point changes (rate) and returns (index).

Computed on 943 common months, 1948-01-31 to 2026-08-31.

Aligned by calendar month using the last available observation in each month.

Industrial Production: Total Index — historical observations

1,292 observations from 1919-01-01 to 2026-08-01. Frequency: monthly.

Industrial Production: Total Index — historical observations237 points from 1919-01-01 to 2026-08-01; first 4.8739 Index 2017=100, last 103.0682 Index 2017=100; range 3.6891–104.1004 Index 2017=100.4.8739 Index 2017=1001919-01-01103.0682 Index 2017=1002026-08-01
The chart shows 237 sampled observations, retaining the minimum and maximum of each time bucket. Statistics use all 1,292 observations.

Statistics over the available window

Latest recorded value: 103.0682 Index 2017=100 on . Minimum: 3.6891 Index 2017=100. Maximum: 104.1004 Index 2017=100. Arithmetic mean: 47.0547 Index 2017=100. Observation count: 1,292. First date: . Last date: .

1-month change: 0.0228 Index 2017=100 (0.02%), from 103.0454 Index 2017=100 on to 103.0682 Index 2017=100 on .

1-year change: 1.4435 Index 2017=100 (1.42%), from 101.6247 Index 2017=100 on to 103.0682 Index 2017=100 on .

Industrial Production: Total Index: 24 most recent observations, newest first (Index 2017=100)
Observation dateRecorded value
103.0682 Index 2017=100
103.0454 Index 2017=100
102.842 Index 2017=100
102.6396 Index 2017=100
102.5783 Index 2017=100
101.7336 Index 2017=100
101.9053 Index 2017=100
101.0388 Index 2017=100
101.4941 Index 2017=100
101.0344 Index 2017=100
101.2195 Index 2017=100
101.668 Index 2017=100
101.6247 Index 2017=100
101.894 Index 2017=100
101.4785 Index 2017=100
100.9655 Index 2017=100
101.1279 Index 2017=100
101.0404 Index 2017=100
101.0993 Index 2017=100
100.0647 Index 2017=100
100.3273 Index 2017=100
99.2925 Index 2017=100
99.4695 Index 2017=100
99.8084 Index 2017=100

Unemployment Rate — historical observations

943 observations from 1948-01-01 to 2026-08-01. Frequency: monthly.

Unemployment Rate — historical observations236 points from 1948-01-01 to 2026-08-01; first 3.4 Percent, last 4.1 Percent; range 2.5–14.8 Percent.3.4%1948-01-014.1%2026-08-01
The chart shows 236 sampled observations, retaining the minimum and maximum of each time bucket. Statistics use all 943 observations.

Statistics over the available window

Latest recorded value: 4.1% on . Minimum: 2.5%. Maximum: 14.8%. Arithmetic mean: 5.6545%. Observation count: 943. First date: . Last date: .

1-month change: 0% (0.00%), from 4.1% on to 4.1% on .

1-year change: -0.2% (-4.65%), from 4.3% on to 4.1% on .

Unemployment Rate: 24 most recent observations, newest first (Percent)
Observation dateRecorded value
4.1%
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.4%
4.3%
4.4%
4.5%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
4.1%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4%
4.1%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
4.2%

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED series INDPRO). Public domain; credit Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (FRED series UNRATE), via FRED. Public domain; credit Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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