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 15 days
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Aug 2019
3.7%
3.6%
Jul 2019
3.7%
3.6%
Jun 2019
3.7%
3.7%
May 2019
3.6%
3.8%
Apr 2019
3.6%
3.8%
Mar 2019
3.8%
3.8%
Feb 2019
3.8%
3.8%
Jan 2019
4.0%
3.7%
Dec 2018
3.9%
3.7%
Nov 2018
3.7%
3.7%
Oct 2018
3.7%
3.7%
Sep 2018
3.7%
3.8%
Aug 2018
3.9%
3.8%
Jul 2018
3.9%
3.9%
Jun 2018
4.0%
3.9%
May 2018
3.8%
4.0%
Apr 2018
3.9%
4.0%
Mar 2018
4.1%
4.0%
Feb 2018
4.1%
4.0%
Jan 2018
4.1%
4.0%

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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