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
Dec 2012
7.8%
Nov 2012
7.8%
Oct 2012
7.9%
Sep 2012
7.8%
Aug 2012
8.1%
Jul 2012
8.3%
Jun 2012
8.2%
May 2012
8.2%
Apr 2012
8.1%
Mar 2012
8.2%
Feb 2012
8.3%
Jan 2012
8.3%
Dec 2011
8.5%
Nov 2011
8.7%
Oct 2011
9.0%
Sep 2011
9.1%
Aug 2011
9.1%
Jul 2011
9.1%
Jun 2011
9.2%
May 2011
9.1%

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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