Unemployment Rate
Low
Forecast6.9%
Previous7%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published quarterly. Across the 11 releases held here, from 2024-02-23 to 2026-08-14, the actual came in above forecast 7 times, below 2 times and in line 2 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.2%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 11
Q27%7% · 7.1%
7.5%6.6%
52118
| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | 7% | 7% | 7.1% |
| Q1 | 7.1% | 7.2% | 6.7% |
| Q4 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Q3 | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Q2 | 6.7% | 7% | 7.4% |
| Q1 | 7.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Q4 | 6.9% | 6.6% | 6.7% |
| Q3 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| Q2 | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| Q1 | 7.2% | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| Q4 | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
History goes back to 2024, which is as far as our data provider carries it.