Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast3.4%
Previous3.4%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-21 to 2026-09-22, the actual came in above forecast 8 times, below 20 times and in line 7 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Aug3.4%3.4% · 3.4%
5.6%3.1%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Jul | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Jun | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| May | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Apr | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Mar | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Feb | 4.7% | 5% | 4.9% |
| Jan | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Dec | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Nov | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Oct | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Sep | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Aug | 4.1% | 4% | 4% |
| Jul | 4% | 4% | 3.8% |
| Jun | 3.8% | 4% | 4.1% |
| May | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Apr | 4.6% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Mar | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Feb | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Jan | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Dec | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5% |
| Nov | 5% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Oct | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Sep | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.