U.S. unemployment rate
4.2%▲ 0.1%
- Reference period
- September 2026
- Previous
- 4.1%
- Year ago
- 4.4%
Current readings, prior observations and source periods across North America and Europe—without forecasts, market noise or hidden methodology.
29 readings from primary public sources.
3 readings from primary public sources.
5 readings from primary public sources.
2 readings from primary public sources.
1 readings from primary public sources.
Values update when the source agency publishes a new observation. Up and down markers show the change from the immediately previous published period; they do not indicate whether a change is desirable. Historical observations can be revised by the source.