The unemployment rate is the share of the US labour force without a job and actively looking for one. It comes from the same monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics release as nonfarm payrolls, and is already a rate — no transformation applies.
Latest reading 4.1 % · Aug 2026
943 published readings, from Jan 1948 to Aug 2026
| Period | Value · % |
|---|---|
| Aug 26 | 4.1 |
| Jul 26 | 4.1 |
| Jun 26 | 4.2 |
| May 26 | 4.3 |
| Apr 26 | 4.3 |
| Mar 26 | 4.3 |
| Feb 26 | 4.4 |
| Jan 26 | 4.3 |
| Dec 25 | 4.4 |
| Nov 25 | 4.5 |
| Sep 25 | 4.4 |
| Aug 25 | 4.3 |