For state FUTA taxes, use the new employer rate of 2.7 percent on the first $8,000 of income. The federal FUTA is the same for all employers — 6.0 percent. Here’s how you calculate the FUTA tax for this company:State unemployment taxes: $8,000 x 0.027 = $216 per employee. $216 x 10 employees = $2,160. Federal unemployment taxes: The labor force participation rate increased from 1948 until the late 1990s. From 1948 to 1968, the rate remained below 60%. But the rate slowly inched up as more women entered the labor force, breaking 60.4% in the early 1970s. It rose to 63.8% in the 1980s and reached a peak of 67.3% in January 2000. U3, or the U-3 unemployment rate, is the most commonly reported rate of unemployment in the United States, and represents the number of people actively seeking a job. The U-6 rate, or U6, includes