United States Unemployment Rate

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
High
Sector: Labor
Last release
03 Apr 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
4.3%
Forecast
4.6%
Previous
4.4%
Next release
08 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 10 days
Forecast
4.3%
Previous
4.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
02 Jul 2009
Jun 2009
9.5%
05 Jun 2009
May 2009
9.4%
08 May 2009
Apr 2009
8.9%
03 Apr 2009
Mar 2009
8.5%
06 Mar 2009
Feb 2009
8.1%
06 Feb 2009
Jan 2009
7.6%
09 Jan 2009
Dec 2008
7.2%
05 Dec 2008
Nov 2008
6.7%
07 Nov 2008
Oct 2008
6.5%
03 Oct 2008
Sep 2008
6.1%
05 Sept 2008
Aug 2008
6.1%
01 Aug 2008
Jul 2008
5.7%
03 Jul 2008
Jun 2008
5.5%
06 Jun 2008
May 2008
5.5%
02 May 2008
Apr 2008
5.0%
04 Apr 2008
Mar 2008
5.1%
07 Mar 2008
Feb 2008
4.8%
01 Feb 2008
Jan 2008
4.9%
04 Jan 2008
Dec 2007
5.0%
07 Dec 2007
Nov 2007
4.7%

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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