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Basic Info

US U-5 Unemployment Rate is at 5.10%, compared to 5.40% last month and 4.70% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.62%.

Stats

Last Value 5.10%
Latest Period Mar 2025
Last Updated Apr 4 2025, 13:09 EDT
Next Release May 2 2025, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 6.62%
Average Growth Rate 3.45%
Value from Last Month 5.40%
Change from Last Month -5.56%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago 8.51%
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, 2025 5.10%
February 28, 2025 5.40%
January 31, 2025 5.30%
December 31, 2024 4.70%
November 30, 2024 4.90%
October 31, 2024 4.80%
September 30, 2024 4.80%
August 31, 2024 5.20%
July 31, 2024 5.40%
June 30, 2024 5.10%
May 31, 2024 4.60%
April 30, 2024 4.40%
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%
Date Value
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%
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%

Basic Info

US U-5 Unemployment Rate is at 5.10%, compared to 5.40% last month and 4.70% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.62%.

Stats

Last Value 5.10%
Latest Period Mar 2025
Last Updated Apr 4 2025, 13:09 EDT
Next Release May 2 2025, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 6.62%
Average Growth Rate 3.45%
Value from Last Month 5.40%
Change from Last Month -5.56%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago 8.51%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent of the Labor Force and Marg Attached
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Download Source File Upgrade
Notes Total unemployed plus all marginally attached as a percent of the civillian labor force plus discouraged workers.
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