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Indicators/Topics/Labor/Unemployment rate/United States

United States

Unemployment rate

The unemployment rate measures the share of the labor force actively looking for work but not employed. It is a lagging but essential gauge of labor-market slack.

Active series

Unemployment Rate

FRED . UNRATE

Unemployment rate in other countries

Provider

World BankFRED

Frequency

annualmonthly

Transformation

level
IndicatorsLaborUnemployment rate - United States

Unemployment rate - United States

United StatesFREDLive data
Live data
Latest4.30%
MoM-2.27%
YoY+2.38%
10Y Avg4.56%
FrequencyMonthly
Surprise-0.04

Unemployment rate - United States time series chart. Showing observations from January 1948 to March 2026. Latest value 4.3%.

Min2.50%
Mean5.66%
Max14.80%

Series details

SourceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
CategoryLabor
FrequencyMonthly
Unit%
Last UpdatedMay 2, 2026
Transformslevel, mom, yoy, index 100
About this series

Unemployment Rate

Data provenance

Data aggregatorConditional use
Source terms

Other Labor indicators for United States

U-6 underemployment rateLabor force participation rateNonfarm payroll employmentInitial jobless claimsContinued jobless claimsJob openingsQuits
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