Society & Policy · Time-series
U.S. Unemployment Rate
The civilian unemployment rate, measured monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Executive summary
U.S. Unemployment Rate fell from 4.9% (2016-08-01) to 4.1% (2026-07-01) — a 16.3% change over the period. The window peaked at 14.8% (2020-04-01) and bottomed at 0% (2025-10-01).
The latest observation (2026-07-01) sits below the period average of 4.51%. Raw data and methodology are open: check the source box or download CSV/JSON.
Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016-08-01 | 4.9 |
| 2016-09-01 | 5 |
| 2016-10-01 | 4.9 |
| 2016-11-01 | 4.7 |
| 2016-12-01 | 4.7 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 2017-02-01 | 4.6 |
| 2017-03-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-04-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-05-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-06-01 | 4.3 |
| 2017-07-01 | 4.3 |
| 2017-08-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-09-01 | 4.3 |
| 2017-10-01 | 4.2 |
| 2017-11-01 | 4.2 |
| 2017-12-01 | 4.1 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4 |
| 2018-02-01 | 4.1 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4 |
| 2018-04-01 | 4 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-06-01 | 4 |
| 2018-07-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-08-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-09-01 | 3.7 |
| 2018-10-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-11-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-12-01 | 3.9 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3.8 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3.8 |
| 2019-04-01 | 3.7 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-06-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3.7 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3.5 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-11-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-12-01 | 3.6 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3.6 |
| 2020-02-01 | 3.5 |
| 2020-03-01 | 4.4 |
| 2020-04-01 | 14.8 |
| 2020-05-01 | 13.2 |
| 2020-06-01 | 11 |
| 2020-07-01 | 10.2 |
| 2020-08-01 | 8.4 |
| 2020-09-01 | 7.8 |
| 2020-10-01 | 6.9 |
| 2020-11-01 | 6.7 |
| 2020-12-01 | 6.7 |
| 2021-01-01 | 6.4 |
| 2021-02-01 | 6.2 |
| 2021-03-01 | 6.1 |
| 2021-04-01 | 6.1 |
| 2021-05-01 | 5.8 |
| 2021-06-01 | 5.9 |
| 2021-07-01 | 5.4 |
| 2021-08-01 | 5.1 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4.7 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4.5 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4.1 |
| 2021-12-01 | 3.9 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4 |
| 2022-02-01 | 3.9 |
| 2022-03-01 | 3.7 |
| 2022-04-01 | 3.7 |
| 2022-05-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-06-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-07-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-08-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-09-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-11-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-12-01 | 3.5 |
| 2023-01-01 | 3.5 |
| 2023-02-01 | 3.6 |
| 2023-03-01 | 3.5 |
| 2023-04-01 | 3.4 |
| 2023-05-01 | 3.6 |
| 2023-06-01 | 3.6 |
| 2023-07-01 | 3.5 |
| 2023-08-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-09-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-10-01 | 3.9 |
| 2023-11-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-12-01 | 3.8 |
| 2024-01-01 | 3.7 |
| 2024-02-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-03-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-04-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-05-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-06-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-07-01 | 4.2 |
| 2024-08-01 | 4.2 |
| 2024-09-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-10-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-11-01 | 4.2 |
| 2024-12-01 | 4.1 |
| 2025-01-01 | 4 |
| 2025-02-01 | 4.2 |
| 2025-03-01 | 4.2 |
| 2025-04-01 | 4.2 |
| 2025-05-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 4.1 |
| 2025-07-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-08-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-09-01 | 4.4 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0 |
| 2025-11-01 | 4.5 |
| 2025-12-01 | 4.4 |
| 2026-01-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-02-01 | 4.4 |
| 2026-03-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-04-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-06-01 | 4.2 |
| 2026-07-01 | 4.1 |