Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast6.5%
Previous6.5%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-20 to 2026-09-21, the actual came in above forecast 15 times, below 9 times and in line 11 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Aug6.5%6.3% · 6.3%
6.6%5.7%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Jul | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Jun | 6.4% | 6% | 6.2% |
| May | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Apr | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Mar | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Feb | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Jan | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Dec | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| Nov | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Oct | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Sep | 6.1% | 6% | 5.9% |
| Aug | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Jul | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Jun | 5.9% | 6% | 6% |
| May | 6% | 6% | 5.9% |
| Apr | 6% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Mar | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Feb | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Jan | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Dec | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Nov | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Oct | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Sep | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.