Unemployment Rate
Medium
Forecast2.2%
Previous2.3%
ImportanceMedium
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-01 to 2026-09-02, the actual came in above forecast 3 times, below 20 times and in line 12 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Jul2.3%2.2% · 2.2%
2.4%2.1%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Jun | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| May | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Apr | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Mar | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| Feb | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Jan | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Dec | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Nov | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Oct | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Sep | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| Aug | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Jul | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Jun | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| May | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Apr | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Mar | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Feb | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Jan | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Dec | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Nov | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Oct | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Sep | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Aug | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.