United States Unemployment Rate

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
High
Sector: Labor
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last release
Actual
4.3%
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.3%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 15 days
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.3%
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Apr 2021
6.1%
6.1%
Mar 2021
6.0%
6.3%
Feb 2021
6.2%
6.5%
Jan 2021
6.3%
6.7%
Dec 2020
6.7%
6.8%
Nov 2020
6.7%
7.4%
Oct 2020
6.9%
8.2%
Sep 2020
7.9%
9.3%
Aug 2020
8.4%
10.7%
Jul 2020
10.2%
14.2%
Jun 2020
11.1%
21.1%
May 2020
13.3%
16.5%
Apr 2020
14.7%
3.8%
Mar 2020
4.4%
3.5%
Feb 2020
3.5%
3.5%
Jan 2020
3.6%
3.5%
Dec 2019
3.5%
3.5%
Nov 2019
3.5%
3.5%
Oct 2019
3.6%
3.5%
Sep 2019
3.5%
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.

News