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Unemployment Rate (UNRATE)

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Sep 2026: 4.2
Updated: Oct 2, 2026 8:24 AM CDT
Sep 2026:  4.2  
Aug 2026:  4.1  
Jul 2026:  4.1  
Jun 2026:  4.2  
May 2026:  4.3  

Units:

Percent,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

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Title Release Dates
Civilian Unemployment Rate 1960-03-15 2019-09-05
Unemployment Rate 2019-09-06 2026-10-02
 
Source    
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 1960-03-15 2026-10-02
 
Release    
Employment Situation 1960-03-15 2026-10-02
 
Units    
Percent 1960-03-15 2026-10-02
 
Frequency    
Monthly 1960-03-15 2026-10-02
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Seasonally Adjusted 1960-03-15 2026-10-02
 
Notes    
Persons 14 years of age and older.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced several revisions to the Household Survey on Friday Feb.7th 2003, with the release of the January 2003 Data. They introduced the Census 2000 population controls (which affect data back to 2000 and cause a break in the data in January 2000), a new seasonal adjustment procedure, and new seasonal factors back to January 1998. For further information contact the Current Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at www.bls.gov/ces or by calling 202-691-6555.

1960-03-15 1967-02-08
Persons 16 years of age and older.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced several revisions to the Household Survey on Friday Feb.7th 2003, with the release of the January 2003 Data. They introduced the Census 2000 population controls (which affect data back to 2000 and cause a break in the data in January 2000), a new seasonal adjustment procedure, and new seasonal factors back to January 1998. For further information contact the Current Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at www.bls.gov/ces or by calling 202-691-6555.

1967-02-09 2012-02-02
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.

This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization.

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

The source code is: LNS14000000

2012-02-03 2019-09-05
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.

This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization.

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

The source code is: LNS14000000

2019-09-06 2026-10-02

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