Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast3%
Previous3%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-30 to 2026-09-25, the actual came in above forecast 10 times, below 17 times and in line 8 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Indices
Rates
+1 more in scope
Past releases 24
Aug3%3% · 2.9%
3.1%2.1%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 3% | 3% | 2.9% |
| Jul | 2.9% | 3% | 2.9% |
| Jun | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| May | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| Apr | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| Mar | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Feb | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Jan | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| Dec | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Nov | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| Oct | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3% |
| Sep | 3% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Aug | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Jul | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Jun | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| May | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Apr | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Mar | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Feb | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Jan | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| Dec | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Nov | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Oct | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Sep | 2.9% | 3% | 3% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.