Unemployment Rate
Medium
Forecast—
Previous6.5%
ImportanceMedium
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 37 releases held here, from 2023-11-03 to 2026-10-30, the actual came in above forecast 12 times, below 11 times and in line 14 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Currency Indices
+17 more in scope
Past releases 24
Sep6.5%6.4% · 6.5%
6.5%6.1%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% |
| Aug | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Jul | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Jun | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| May | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Apr | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Mar | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Feb | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Jan | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Dec | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Nov | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Oct | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Sep | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Aug | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Jul | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Jun | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| May | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Apr | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Mar | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| Feb | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Jan | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Dec | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Nov | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Oct | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.