Unemployment Rate
High
Forecast8%
Previous7.9%
ImportanceHigh
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-10-02 to 2026-08-31, the actual came in above forecast 14 times, below 18 times and in line 3 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.4%.
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Past releases 24
Q27.9%— · 10.6%
10.8%7.3%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | 7.9% | — | 10.6% |
| Jul | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Jun | 8% | 7.6% | 7.8% |
| May | 8.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| Q1 | 10.6% | — | 8.3% |
| Apr | 9.5% | 9.2% | 10.4% |
| Mar | 9% | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Feb | 8.5% | 7.6% | 7.9% |
| Q4 | 8.3% | — | 8.2% |
| Jan | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% |
| Dec | 7.5% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| Nov | 8.2% | 8.8% | 8.6% |
| Q3 | 8.2% | — | 8.6% |
| Oct | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.7% |
| Sep | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| Aug | 8.1% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| Jul | 8% | 8% | 9% |
| Jun | 9% | 8% | 8.5% |
| Q2 | 8.6% | — | 10.4% |
| May | 7.9% | — | 8.3% |
| Q1 | 10.4% | — | 9.5% |
| Apr | 8.3% | 9% | 8.9% |
| Mar | 9% | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| Feb | 8.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.