Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast—
Previous2%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published quarterly. Across the 14 releases held here, from 2023-12-14 to 2026-10-30, the actual came in above forecast 2 times, below 5 times and in line 7 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.05%.
What this moves here
Indices
+5 more in scope
Past releases 14
Q32%2% · 1.9%
2.12%1.88%
1129410
| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | 2% | 2% | 1.9% |
| Q2 | 1.9% | 2% | 2% |
| Q1 | 2% | 2.1% | 2% |
| Q1 | 2.1% | 2% | 2% |
| Q4 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Q3 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Q2 | 2% | 2.1% | 2% |
| Q1 | 2% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Q4 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Q3 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2% |
| Q2 | 2% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Q1 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2% |
| Q4 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Q3 | 2% | 2% | 1.9% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.