Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast5.6%
Previous5.7%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published quarterly. Across the 11 releases held here, from 2023-12-22 to 2026-06-30, the actual came in above forecast 6 times, below 4 times and in line 1 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 11
Q15.7%5.6% · 5.4%
6.4%5.3%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Q4 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Q3 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Q2 | 5.9% | 6% | 6% |
| Q1 | 6% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Q4 | 5.8% | 6% | 5.9% |
| Q3 | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| Q2 | 6.2% | 6% | 6.3% |
| Q1 | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Q4 | 6.1% | 6% | 6.3% |
| Q3 | 6.3% | 6% | 6.4% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.