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 14 days
Forecast
4.2%
Previous
4.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Apr 2016
5.0%
Mar 2016
5.0%
Feb 2016
4.9%
Jan 2016
4.9%
Dec 2015
5.0%
Nov 2015
5.0%
Oct 2015
5.0%
Sep 2015
5.1%
Aug 2015
5.1%
Jul 2015
5.3%
Jun 2015
5.3%
May 2015
5.5%
Apr 2015
5.4%
Mar 2015
5.5%
Feb 2015
5.5%
Jan 2015
5.7%
Dec 2014
5.6%
Nov 2014
5.8%
Oct 2014
5.8%
Sep 2014
5.9%

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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