U-6 Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast7.7%
Previous7.7%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 23 releases held here, from 2023-10-06 to 2026-09-04, the actual came in above forecast 6 times, below 13 times and in line 4 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
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Currency Indices
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Past releases 24
Aug7.7%8% · 7.9%
8.8%7.4%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 7.7% | 8% | 7.9% |
| Jul | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| Jun | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| May | 8.1% | 8.3% | 8.2% |
| Apr | 8.2% | 8% | 8% |
| Mar | 8% | 8% | 7.9% |
| Feb | 7.9% | 8% | 8.1% |
| Jan | 8% | 8.5% | 8.4% |
| Dec | 8.4% | 8.8% | 8.7% |
| Nov | 8.7% | 8.2% | 8% |
| Sep | 8% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| Aug | 8.1% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| Jul | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| Jun | 7.7% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| May | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| Apr | 7.8% | 8% | 7.9% |
| Mar | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8% |
| Feb | 8% | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Jan | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Dec | 7.5% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
| Nov | 7.8% | — | 7.7% |
| Oct | 7.7% | — | 7.7% |
| Sep | 7.7% | — | 7.9% |
| Aug | 7.9% | — | 7.8% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.