Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast—
Previous5.6%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 31 releases held here, from 2023-11-08 to 2026-10-29, the actual came in above forecast 10 times, below 18 times and in line 3 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
What this moves here
Currency Indices
Indices
+17 more in scope
Past releases 24
Sep5.6%5.7% · 5.6%
6.7%5.2%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Aug | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Jul | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| Q2 | 5.3% | — | 6.1% |
| Jun | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| May | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Apr | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Q1 | 6.1% | — | 5.8% |
| Mar | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Feb | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Jan | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Q4 | 5.8% | — | 5.8% |
| Dec | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Nov | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Oct | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6% |
| Q3 | 5.8% | — | 5.9% |
| Sep | 6% | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Aug | 6.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Jul | 5.8% | 6% | 6.1% |
| Q2 | 5.9% | — | 6.6% |
| Jun | 6% | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| May | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Apr | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| Q1 | 6.6% | — | 6.7% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.