Unemployment Rate
High
Forecast4.1%
Previous4.1%
ImportanceHigh
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-10-06 to 2026-09-04, the actual came in above forecast 12 times, below 13 times and in line 10 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.1%.
What this moves here
Currency Indices
+65 more in scope
Past releases 24
Aug4.1%4.1% · 4.1%
4.6%4.0%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Jul | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Jun | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| May | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Apr | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Mar | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Feb | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Jan | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Dec | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Nov | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Sep | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Aug | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Jul | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Jun | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| May | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Apr | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Mar | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Feb | 4.1% | 4% | 4% |
| Jan | 4% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Dec | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Nov | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Oct | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Sep | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Aug | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.