Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast9.5%
Previous9.5%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-10-31 to 2026-08-28, the actual came in above forecast 13 times, below 15 times and in line 7 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
What this moves here
Indices
Rates
Past releases 24
Jul9.5%9.4% · 9.4%
9.6%7.9%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| Jun | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| May | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Apr | 9.1% | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Mar | 8.9% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| Feb | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.3% |
| Jan | 8.3% | 8% | 8% |
| Dec | 8% | 8.3% | 8.4% |
| Nov | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.4% |
| Oct | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% |
| Sep | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| Aug | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Jul | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| Jun | 8.9% | 9% | 8.9% |
| May | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Apr | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| Mar | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Feb | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8% |
| Jan | 8% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| Dec | 8.1% | 8% | 8.2% |
| Nov | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| Oct | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Sep | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Aug | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.