Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast5.2%
Previous5%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 13 releases held here, from 2025-08-18 to 2026-09-15, the actual came in above forecast 3 times, below 7 times and in line 3 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
What this moves here
+1 more in scope
Past releases 14
Aug5%5.2% · 5.1%
5.6%4.6%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 5% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Jul | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Jun | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| May | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Apr | 5.2% | — | 5.1% |
| Mar | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| Feb | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5% |
| Jan | 5% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Dec | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Nov | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Oct | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Sep | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Aug | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Jul | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
History goes back to 2025, which is as far as our data provider carries it.