Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast—
Previous1.8%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-24 to 2026-10-30, the actual came in above forecast 5 times, below 14 times and in line 16 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
Past releases 24
Sep1.8%1.8% · 2%
2.0%1.6%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2% |
| Aug | 2% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Jul | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Jun | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| May | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Apr | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Mar | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Feb | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Jan | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Dec | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Nov | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Oct | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Sep | 1.8% | 2% | 2% |
| Aug | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Jul | 2% | — | 1.9% |
| Jun | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| May | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Apr | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Mar | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Feb | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Jan | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Dec | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Nov | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Oct | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.