United States Unemployment Rate

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
High
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
4.3%
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.3%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 14 days
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Aug 2009
9.7%
Jul 2009
9.4%
Jun 2009
9.5%
May 2009
9.4%
Apr 2009
8.9%
Mar 2009
8.5%
Feb 2009
8.1%
Jan 2009
7.6%
Dec 2008
7.2%
Nov 2008
6.7%
Oct 2008
6.5%
Sep 2008
6.1%
Aug 2008
6.1%
Jul 2008
5.7%
Jun 2008
5.5%
May 2008
5.5%
Apr 2008
5.0%
Mar 2008
5.1%
Feb 2008
4.8%
Jan 2008
4.9%

Unemployment Rate is a percentage of unemployed workers in relation to the total civilian labor force. It reflects unemployed people actively seeking employment.

The unemployment rate is a measure of the labor market state. Index decrease may have a positive effect on dollar quotes.

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