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Basic Info

US U-5 Unemployment Rate is at 4.70%, compared to 5.10% last month and 4.30% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.68%.

Stats

Last Value 4.70%
Latest Period Mar 2024
Last Updated Apr 5 2024, 11:46 EDT
Next Release May 3 2024, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 6.68%
Average Growth Rate 3.21%
Value from Last Month 5.10%
Change from Last Month -7.84%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.30%
Change from 1 Year Ago 9.30%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent of the Labor Force and Marg Attached
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Notes Total unemployed plus all marginally attached as a percent of the civillian labor force plus discouraged workers.

Historical Data

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Date Value
March 31, 2024 4.70%
February 29, 2024 5.10%
January 31, 2024 5.10%
December 31, 2023 4.40%
November 30, 2023 4.40%
October 31, 2023 4.40%
September 30, 2023 4.50%
August 31, 2023 4.80%
July 31, 2023 4.60%
June 30, 2023 4.60%
May 31, 2023 4.30%
April 30, 2023 3.90%
March 31, 2023 4.30%
February 28, 2023 4.70%
January 31, 2023 4.70%
December 31, 2022 4.00%
November 30, 2022 4.20%
October 31, 2022 4.30%
September 30, 2022 4.30%
August 31, 2022 4.60%
July 31, 2022 4.70%
June 30, 2022 4.70%
May 31, 2022 4.20%
April 30, 2022 4.30%
March 31, 2022 4.50%
Date Value
February 28, 2022 5.00%
January 31, 2022 5.40%
December 31, 2021 4.70%
November 30, 2021 4.80%
October 31, 2021 5.20%
September 30, 2021 5.60%
August 31, 2021 6.20%
July 31, 2021 6.80%
June 30, 2021 7.20%
May 31, 2021 6.60%
April 30, 2021 6.80%
March 31, 2021 7.20%
February 28, 2021 7.70%
January 31, 2021 8.00%
December 31, 2020 7.80%
November 30, 2020 7.60%
October 31, 2020 7.70%
September 30, 2020 8.80%
August 31, 2020 9.70%
July 31, 2020 11.60%
June 30, 2020 12.60%
May 31, 2020 14.20%
April 30, 2020 15.60%
March 31, 2020 5.30%
February 29, 2020 4.70%

Basic Info

US U-5 Unemployment Rate is at 4.70%, compared to 5.10% last month and 4.30% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.68%.

Stats

Last Value 4.70%
Latest Period Mar 2024
Last Updated Apr 5 2024, 11:46 EDT
Next Release May 3 2024, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 6.68%
Average Growth Rate 3.21%
Value from Last Month 5.10%
Change from Last Month -7.84%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.30%
Change from 1 Year Ago 9.30%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent of the Labor Force and Marg Attached
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Notes Total unemployed plus all marginally attached as a percent of the civillian labor force plus discouraged workers.