Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast8.6%
Previous8.5%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 33 releases held here, from 2023-11-17 to 2026-09-16, the actual came in above forecast 18 times, below 14 times and in line 1 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.5%.
What this moves here
+2 more in scope
Past releases 24
Aug8.5%8.2% · 7.8%
10.6%7.2%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 8.5% | 8.2% | 7.8% |
| Jul | 7.8% | 9.5% | 9.9% |
| Jun | 9.9% | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| May | 9.4% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| Apr | 8.7% | 9.6% | 9.7% |
| Mar | 9.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Feb | 8.8% | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Jan | 8.6% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Dec | 8.3% | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| Nov | 8.2% | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| Oct | 8.9% | 8% | 8.3% |
| Sep | 8.3% | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Aug | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8% |
| Jul | 8% | 7% | 9.4% |
| Jun | 9.4% | 8.8% | 9.7% |
| May | 9.7% | 8.7% | 8.9% |
| Apr | 8.9% | — | 8.5% |
| Mar | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.4% |
| Feb | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| Jan | 10.4% | 8.6% | 8% |
| Dec | 8% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Nov | 7.4% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| Oct | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.2% |
| Sep | 8.2% | 7.8% | 7.9% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.