Unemployment Rate
Medium
Forecast5.8%
Previous5.8%
ImportanceMedium
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-24 to 2026-09-23, the actual came in above forecast 2 times, below 3 times and in line 30 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0%.
What this moves here
+3 more in scope
Past releases 24
Aug5.8%5.9% · 5.8%
6.20%4.80%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Jul | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Jun | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| May | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6% |
| Apr | 6% | 6% | 6.1% |
| Mar | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Feb | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6% |
| Jan | 6% | 6% | 5.7% |
| Dec | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Nov | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Oct | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Sep | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| Aug | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Jul | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Jun | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5% |
| May | 5% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Apr | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| Mar | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Feb | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Jan | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Dec | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5% |
| Nov | 5% | 5% | 4.9% |
| Oct | 4.9% | 5% | 5% |
| Sep | 5% | 5% | 5% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.