Unemployment rate: United States
Latest value, 2026-09
4.2%
Definition
Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties.
Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not.
Evolution
Value
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 4.2 |
| 2026-08 | 4.1 |
| 2026-07 | 4.1 |
| 2026-06 | 4.2 |
| 2026-05 | 4.3 |
| 2026-04 | 4.3 |
| 2026-03 | 4.3 |
| 2026-02 | 4.4 |
| 2026-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-12 | 4.4 |
| 2025-11 | 4.5 |
| 2025-09 | 4.4 |
| 2025-08 | 4.3 |
| 2025-07 | 4.3 |
| 2025-06 | 4.1 |
| 2025-05 | 4.3 |
| 2025-04 | 4.2 |
| 2025-03 | 4.2 |
| 2025-02 | 4.2 |
| 2025-01 | 4 |
| 2024-12 | 4.1 |
| 2024-11 | 4.2 |
| 2024-10 | 4.1 |
| 2024-09 | 4.1 |
| 2024-08 | 4.2 |
| 2024-07 | 4.2 |
| 2024-06 | 4.1 |
| 2024-05 | 3.9 |
| 2024-04 | 3.9 |
| 2024-03 | 3.9 |
| 2024-02 | 3.9 |
| 2024-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-12 | 3.8 |
| 2023-11 | 3.7 |
| 2023-10 | 3.9 |
| 2023-09 | 3.7 |
| 2023-08 | 3.7 |
| 2023-07 | 3.5 |
| 2023-06 | 3.6 |
| 2023-05 | 3.6 |
| 2023-04 | 3.4 |
| 2023-03 | 3.5 |
| 2023-02 | 3.6 |
| 2023-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-12 | 3.5 |
| 2022-11 | 3.6 |
| 2022-10 | 3.6 |
| 2022-09 | 3.5 |
| 2022-08 | 3.6 |
| 2022-07 | 3.5 |
| 2022-06 | 3.6 |
| 2022-05 | 3.6 |
| 2022-04 | 3.7 |
| 2022-03 | 3.7 |
| 2022-02 | 3.9 |
| 2022-01 | 4 |
| 2021-12 | 3.9 |
| 2021-11 | 4.1 |
| 2021-10 | 4.5 |
| 2021-09 | 4.7 |
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey: unemployment rate, 16 years and over, seasonally adjusted (LNS14000000). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ln/ln.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Get this figure from your agent
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