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US unemployment rate

4.2%R
As of Jun 6, 2025
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Key data points


Last release
Jun 6, 2025
Observation period
May 2025
Next release
Jul 3, 2025
Forecast
—
Highest
14.90 % on Apr 30, 2020
Lowest
2.50 % on Jun 30, 1953

About US unemployment rate


Category
Labor
Source
Bureau of Labour Statistics
Frequency
Monthly
Units
%
In the United States, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

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USA in figures — see more economic indicators tied to USUR.
Average Hourly Earnings
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USAHE
0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings YoY
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USAHEYY
3.9%
Average Weekly Hours
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USAWH
34.3HOUR
Continuing Jobless Claims
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USCJC
1.95 MPSN
Debt Balance Auto Loans
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USDBALAL
1.64 TUSD
Debt Balance Credit Cards
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USDBALCC
1.18 TUSD
Debt Balance Mortgages
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USDBALM
12.8 TUSD
Debt Balance Student Loans
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USDBALSL
1.63 TUSD
Debt Balance Total
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USDBALT
18.2 BUSD
ADP Employment Change
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USEC
37 KPSN
Employment Cost Index
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USEMCI
0.9%
Employment Cost Index Benefits
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USEMCIB
1.2%
Employment Cost Index Wages
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USEMCIW
0.8%
Employed Persons
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USEMP
163.27 MPSN
Employment Rate
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USEMR
59.7%
Full Time Employment
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USFTE
134.84 MPSN
Government Payrolls (Jobs Created)
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USGPA
−1 KPSN
Hiring Plans Announcements
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USHPA
9.68 KPSN
Initial Jobless Claims
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USIJC
245 KPSN
Challenger Job Cuts
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USJC
93.82 KPSN

Frequently Asked Questions


To calculate US unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever US unemployment rate is 2.50%.
The highest figure US unemployment rate has ever reached is 14.90%.
Last month US unemployment rate was 4.20%, and the month before it reached 4.20%.