US U-6 Unemployment Rate:
US U-6 Unemployment Rate is at 8.10%, compared to 8.10% last month and 9.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 10.62%.
- Category: Employment
- Region: United States
- Report: Employment Situation
- Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2017 | 8.10% |
| April 30, 2017 | 8.10% |
| March 31, 2017 | 8.90% |
| Feb. 28, 2017 | 9.50% |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | 10.10% |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | 9.10% |
| Nov. 30, 2016 | 9.00% |
| Oct. 31, 2016 | 9.20% |
| Sept. 30, 2016 | 9.30% |
| Aug. 31, 2016 | 9.70% |
| July 31, 2016 | 10.10% |
| June 30, 2016 | 9.90% |
| May 31, 2016 | 9.40% |
| April 30, 2016 | 9.30% |
| March 31, 2016 | 9.90% |
| Feb. 29, 2016 | 10.10% |
| Jan. 31, 2016 | 10.50% |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | 9.80% |
| Nov. 30, 2015 | 9.60% |
| Oct. 31, 2015 | 9.50% |
| Sept. 30, 2015 | 9.60% |
| Aug. 31, 2015 | 10.30% |
| July 31, 2015 | 10.70% |
| June 30, 2015 | 10.80% |
| May 31, 2015 | 10.40% |
| April 30, 2015 | 10.40% |
| March 31, 2015 | 11.00% |
| Feb. 28, 2015 | 11.40% |
| Jan. 31, 2015 | 12.00% |
| Dec. 31, 2014 | 11.10% |
| Nov. 30, 2014 | 11.00% |
| Oct. 31, 2014 | 11.10% |
| Sept. 30, 2014 | 11.30% |
| Aug. 31, 2014 | 12.00% |
| July 31, 2014 | 12.60% |
| June 30, 2014 | 12.40% |
| May 31, 2014 | 11.70% |
| April 30, 2014 | 11.80% |
| March 31, 2014 | 12.80% |
| Feb. 28, 2014 | 13.10% |
| Jan. 31, 2014 | 13.50% |
| Dec. 31, 2013 | 13.00% |
| Nov. 30, 2013 | 12.70% |
| Oct. 31, 2013 | 13.20% |
| Sept. 30, 2013 | 13.10% |
| Aug. 31, 2013 | 13.60% |
| July 31, 2013 | 14.30% |
| June 30, 2013 | 14.60% |
| May 31, 2013 | 13.40% |
| April 30, 2013 | 13.40% |
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US U-6 Unemployment Rate News
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Seeking Alpha06/02 09:32
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American Action Forum (press release) (blog)06/02 09:04
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Chicago Tribune06/02 08:39
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Investing.com06/02 08:35
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News 12 Long Island06/02 00:40
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WSIL TV06/01 12:23
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Center For American Progress06/01 09:23
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U.S. News & World Report05/17 13:32
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MarketWatch05/05 09:48
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Zacks.com05/05 09:13
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CNBC05/05 09:10
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MarketWatch05/05 09:07
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Reuters05/05 09:03
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TheStreet.com05/05 08:57
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Business Insider05/05 08:38
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US U-6 Unemployment Rate Summary
- Last Value: 8.10%
- Latest Period: May 2017
- Updated: Jun 2, 2017, 08:47 EDT
- Next Release: Jul 7, 2017, 08:30 EDT
- Frequency: Monthly
- Unit: Percent of Labor Force Plus Marginally Attached
- Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
- Value Previously: 8.10%
- Change From Previous: 0.00
- Value One Year Ago: 9.40%
- Change From One Year Ago: -13.83%
- First Period: Jan 1994
- First Value: 12.80%
- Notes: U-6 Unemployment is all unemployed, marginally attached and part-time for economic reasons individuals as a percent of the civillian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.
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