US unemployment
4.20 %
+2.44% day
The share of Americans in the labour force who want a job and cannot find one, from a monthly household survey. The Federal Reserve sets interest rates against it, so bond yields, the dollar and borrowing costs worldwide react to each release.
Sep 2026 · 4.20 % · +2.4% vs the window’s open
the numbers23
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 4.10 % | |
| Nov 2024 | 4.20 % | +2.4% |
| Dec 2024 | 4.10 % | −2.4% |
| Jan 2025low | 4.00 % | −2.4% |
| Feb 2025 | 4.20 % | +5.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 4.20 % | 0.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 4.20 % | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | 4.30 % | +2.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 4.10 % | −4.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 4.30 % | +4.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 4.30 % | 0.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 4.40 % | +2.3% |
| Nov 2025high | 4.50 % | +2.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.40 % | −2.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 4.30 % | −2.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 4.40 % | +2.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.30 % | −2.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.30 % | 0.0% |
| May 2026 | 4.30 % | 0.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 4.20 % | −2.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 4.10 % | −2.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 4.10 % | 0.0% |
| Sep 2026latest | 4.20 % | +2.4% |
Lately
The September jobs report showed U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs, hiring too thin to keep the rate from rising. Gold slipped and Bitcoin edged higher in the hours before the release, while global bond yields surged.