Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast5.3%
Previous5.2%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-20 to 2026-09-18, the actual came in above forecast 7 times, below 15 times and in line 13 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Indices
Rates
Past releases 24
Aug5.2%5.3% · 5.3%
5.77%4.73%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Jul | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Jun | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| May | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Apr | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Mar | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Feb | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Jan | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Dec | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5% |
| Nov | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Oct | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Sep | 5% | 5.1% | 5% |
| Aug | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Jul | 5% | 5% | 4.9% |
| Jun | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| May | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Apr | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Mar | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Feb | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Jan | 5.1% | 5% | 5% |
| Dec | 5% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Nov | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Oct | 4.9% | 5% | 5% |
| Sep | 5% | 5.1% | 5% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.