Unemployment Rate n.s.a
Low
Forecast—
Previous2%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 26 releases held here, from 2023-12-21 to 2026-10-30, the actual came in above forecast 5 times, below 9 times and in line 12 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
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Indices
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Past releases 24
Oct2%2% · 2%
2.33%1.87%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Sep | 2% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Aug | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Jul | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Jun | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| May | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Apr | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Mar | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Feb | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| Jan | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Dec | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Nov | 2.1% | 2% | 2% |
| Oct | 2% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Sep | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Aug | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Jul | 2.2% | — | 2% |
| Jun | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| May | 2% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Apr | 2% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Mar | 2.1% | — | 2.2% |
| Feb | 2.2% | — | 2.3% |
| Jan | 2.3% | — | 2% |
| Dec | 2% | 2.1% | 2% |
| Nov | 2% | — | 1.9% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.