United States Unemployment Rate

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
High
Sector: Labor
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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%
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
05 Mar 2021
Feb 2021
6.2%
6.5%
05 Feb 2021
Jan 2021
6.3%
6.7%
08 Jan 2021
Dec 2020
6.7%
6.8%
04 Dec 2020
Nov 2020
6.7%
7.4%
06 Nov 2020
Oct 2020
6.9%
8.2%
02 Oct 2020
Sep 2020
7.9%
9.3%
04 Sept 2020
Aug 2020
8.4%
10.7%
07 Aug 2020
Jul 2020
10.2%
14.2%
02 Jul 2020
Jun 2020
11.1%
21.1%
05 Jun 2020
May 2020
13.3%
16.5%
08 May 2020
Apr 2020
14.7%
3.8%
03 Apr 2020
Mar 2020
4.4%
3.5%
06 Mar 2020
Feb 2020
3.5%
3.5%
07 Feb 2020
Jan 2020
3.6%
3.5%
10 Jan 2020
Dec 2019
3.5%
3.5%
06 Dec 2019
Nov 2019
3.5%
3.5%
01 Nov 2019
Oct 2019
3.6%
3.5%
04 Oct 2019
Sep 2019
3.5%
3.6%
06 Sept 2019
Aug 2019
3.7%
3.6%
02 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
3.7%
3.6%

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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