United States Unemployment Rate

Country: United States, USD
Importance: High
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
Forecast
4.1%
Previous
4.1%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 20 days
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.2%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Apr 2018
4.0%
Mar 2018
4.0%
Feb 2018
4.0%
Jan 2018
4.0%
Dec 2017
4.0%
Nov 2017
4.1%
4.1%
Oct 2017
4.2%
Sep 2017
4.2%
4.2%
Aug 2017
4.2%
Jul 2017
4.2%
Jun 2017
4.3%
May 2017
4.4%
Apr 2017
4.6%
Mar 2017
4.5%
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Feb 2017
4.7%
—
Jan 2017
4.8%
—
Dec 2016
4.7%
—
Nov 2016
4.6%
—
Oct 2016
4.9%
—
Sep 2016
5.0%
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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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