Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast5%
Previous4.8%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 33 releases held here, from 2023-11-15 to 2026-09-15, the actual came in above forecast 14 times, below 14 times and in line 5 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.3%.
What this moves here
Indices
Rates
Past releases 24
Aug4.8%4.7% · 4.7%
7.0%4.5%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Jul | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| Jun | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| May | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| Apr | 5.3% | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| Mar | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| Feb | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Jan | 6.3% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Dec | 5.9% | 6% | 5.9% |
| Nov | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Oct | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| Sep | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6% |
| Aug | 6% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Jul | 6.1% | 6% | 6.4% |
| Jun | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| May | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Apr | 5.9% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Mar | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Feb | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Jan | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| Dec | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Nov | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Oct | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Sep | 5.9% | — | 6.1% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.