Unemployment rate
Percent of the labor force without a job and looking for one, seasonally adjusted. Monthly.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED, Unemployment Rate (UNRATE).
4.2%
Unemployment rate over time
No figure for October 2025: the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not conduct its household survey that month because of the federal government shutdown (Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025), and there is no estimate for that month. Source: BLS, 2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Current Population Survey. The line connects the readings on either side, and the data table marks the gap “not published.”
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A month of monthly data is one or two numbers, so the shortest range is a year.
Data table
| Month | Rate, % |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 4.2 |
| 2026-08-01 | 4.1 |
| 2026-07-01 | 4.1 |
| 2026-06-01 | 4.2 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-04-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-03-01 | 4.3 |
| 2026-02-01 | 4.4 |
| 2026-01-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-12-01 | 4.4 |
| 2025-11-01 | 4.5 |
| 2025-10-01 | not published |
| 2025-09-01 | 4.4 |
| 2025-08-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-07-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 4.1 |
| 2025-05-01 | 4.3 |
| 2025-04-01 | 4.2 |
| 2025-03-01 | 4.2 |
| 2025-02-01 | 4.2 |
| 2025-01-01 | 4.0 |
| 2024-12-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-11-01 | 4.2 |
| 2024-10-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-09-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-08-01 | 4.2 |
| 2024-07-01 | 4.2 |
| 2024-06-01 | 4.1 |
| 2024-05-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-04-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-03-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-02-01 | 3.9 |
| 2024-01-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-12-01 | 3.8 |
| 2023-11-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-10-01 | 3.9 |
| 2023-09-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-08-01 | 3.7 |
| 2023-07-01 | 3.5 |
| 2023-06-01 | 3.6 |
| 2023-05-01 | 3.6 |
| 2023-04-01 | 3.4 |
| 2023-03-01 | 3.5 |
| 2023-02-01 | 3.6 |
| 2023-01-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-12-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-11-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-09-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-08-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-07-01 | 3.5 |
| 2022-06-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-05-01 | 3.6 |
| 2022-04-01 | 3.7 |
| 2022-03-01 | 3.7 |
| 2022-02-01 | 3.9 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4.0 |
| 2021-12-01 | 3.9 |
| 2021-11-01 | 4.1 |
| 2021-10-01 | 4.5 |
| 2021-09-01 | 4.7 |
| 2021-08-01 | 5.1 |
| 2021-07-01 | 5.4 |
| 2021-06-01 | 5.9 |
| 2021-05-01 | 5.8 |
| 2021-04-01 | 6.1 |
| 2021-03-01 | 6.1 |
| 2021-02-01 | 6.2 |
| 2021-01-01 | 6.4 |
| 2020-12-01 | 6.7 |
| 2020-11-01 | 6.7 |
| 2020-10-01 | 6.9 |
| 2020-09-01 | 7.8 |
| 2020-08-01 | 8.4 |
| 2020-07-01 | 10.2 |
| 2020-06-01 | 11.0 |
| 2020-05-01 | 13.2 |
| 2020-04-01 | 14.8 |
| 2020-03-01 | 4.4 |
| 2020-02-01 | 3.5 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-12-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-11-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-09-01 | 3.5 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-07-01 | 3.7 |
| 2019-06-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3.6 |
| 2019-04-01 | 3.7 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3.8 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3.8 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4.0 |
| 2018-12-01 | 3.9 |
| 2018-11-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-10-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-09-01 | 3.7 |
| 2018-08-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-07-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-06-01 | 4.0 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3.8 |
| 2018-04-01 | 4.0 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4.0 |
| 2018-02-01 | 4.1 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4.0 |
| 2017-12-01 | 4.1 |
| 2017-11-01 | 4.2 |
| 2017-10-01 | 4.2 |
| 2017-09-01 | 4.3 |
| 2017-08-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-07-01 | 4.3 |
| 2017-06-01 | 4.3 |
| 2017-05-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-04-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-03-01 | 4.4 |
| 2017-02-01 | 4.6 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 2016-12-01 | 4.7 |
| 2016-11-01 | 4.7 |
| 2016-10-01 | 4.9 |
| 2016-09-01 | 5.0 |
| 2016-08-01 | 4.9 |
| 2016-07-01 | 4.8 |
| 2016-06-01 | 4.9 |
| 2016-05-01 | 4.8 |
| 2016-04-01 | 5.1 |
| 2016-03-01 | 5.0 |
| 2016-02-01 | 4.9 |
| 2016-01-01 | 4.8 |
| 2015-12-01 | 5.0 |
| 2015-11-01 | 5.1 |
| 2015-10-01 | 5.0 |
| 2015-09-01 | 5.0 |
| 2015-08-01 | 5.1 |
| 2015-07-01 | 5.2 |
| 2015-06-01 | 5.3 |
| 2015-05-01 | 5.6 |
| 2015-04-01 | 5.4 |
| 2015-03-01 | 5.4 |
| 2015-02-01 | 5.5 |
| 2015-01-01 | 5.7 |
| 2014-12-01 | 5.6 |
| 2014-11-01 | 5.8 |
| 2014-10-01 | 5.7 |
| 2014-09-01 | 5.9 |
| 2014-08-01 | 6.1 |
| 2014-07-01 | 6.2 |
| 2014-06-01 | 6.1 |
| 2014-05-01 | 6.3 |
| 2014-04-01 | 6.2 |
| 2014-03-01 | 6.7 |
| 2014-02-01 | 6.7 |
| 2014-01-01 | 6.6 |
| 2013-12-01 | 6.7 |
| 2013-11-01 | 6.9 |
| 2013-10-01 | 7.2 |
| 2013-09-01 | 7.2 |
| 2013-08-01 | 7.2 |
| 2013-07-01 | 7.3 |
| 2013-06-01 | 7.5 |
| 2013-05-01 | 7.5 |
| 2013-04-01 | 7.6 |
| 2013-03-01 | 7.5 |
| 2013-02-01 | 7.7 |
| 2013-01-01 | 8.0 |
| 2012-12-01 | 7.9 |
| 2012-11-01 | 7.7 |
| 2012-10-01 | 7.8 |
| 2012-09-01 | 7.8 |
| 2012-08-01 | 8.1 |
| 2012-07-01 | 8.2 |
| 2012-06-01 | 8.2 |
| 2012-05-01 | 8.2 |
| 2012-04-01 | 8.2 |
| 2012-03-01 | 8.2 |
| 2012-02-01 | 8.3 |
| 2012-01-01 | 8.3 |
| 2011-12-01 | 8.5 |
| 2011-11-01 | 8.6 |
| 2011-10-01 | 8.8 |
| 2011-09-01 | 9.0 |
| 2011-08-01 | 9.0 |
| 2011-07-01 | 9.0 |
| 2011-06-01 | 9.1 |
| 2011-05-01 | 9.0 |
| 2011-04-01 | 9.1 |
| 2011-03-01 | 9.0 |
| 2011-02-01 | 9.0 |
| 2011-01-01 | 9.1 |
| 2010-12-01 | 9.3 |
| 2010-11-01 | 9.8 |
| 2010-10-01 | 9.4 |
| 2010-09-01 | 9.5 |
| 2010-08-01 | 9.5 |
| 2010-07-01 | 9.4 |
| 2010-06-01 | 9.4 |
| 2010-05-01 | 9.6 |
| 2010-04-01 | 9.9 |
| 2010-03-01 | 9.9 |
| 2010-02-01 | 9.8 |
| 2010-01-01 | 9.8 |
| 2009-12-01 | 9.9 |
| 2009-11-01 | 9.9 |
| 2009-10-01 | 10.0 |
| 2009-09-01 | 9.8 |
| 2009-08-01 | 9.6 |
| 2009-07-01 | 9.5 |
| 2009-06-01 | 9.5 |
| 2009-05-01 | 9.4 |
| 2009-04-01 | 9.0 |
| 2009-03-01 | 8.7 |
| 2009-02-01 | 8.3 |
| 2009-01-01 | 7.8 |
| 2008-12-01 | 7.3 |
| 2008-11-01 | 6.8 |
| 2008-10-01 | 6.5 |
| 2008-09-01 | 6.1 |
| 2008-08-01 | 6.1 |
| 2008-07-01 | 5.8 |
| 2008-06-01 | 5.6 |
| 2008-05-01 | 5.4 |
| 2008-04-01 | 5.0 |
| 2008-03-01 | 5.1 |
| 2008-02-01 | 4.9 |
| 2008-01-01 | 5.0 |
| 2007-12-01 | 5.0 |
| 2007-11-01 | 4.7 |
| 2007-10-01 | 4.7 |
| 2007-09-01 | 4.7 |
| 2007-08-01 | 4.6 |
| 2007-07-01 | 4.7 |
| 2007-06-01 | 4.6 |
| 2007-05-01 | 4.4 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4.5 |
| 2007-03-01 | 4.4 |
| 2007-02-01 | 4.5 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4.6 |
| 2006-12-01 | 4.4 |
| 2006-11-01 | 4.5 |
| 2006-10-01 | 4.4 |
| 2006-09-01 | 4.5 |
| 2006-08-01 | 4.7 |
| 2006-07-01 | 4.7 |
| 2006-06-01 | 4.6 |
| 2006-05-01 | 4.6 |
| 2006-04-01 | 4.7 |
| 2006-03-01 | 4.7 |
| 2006-02-01 | 4.8 |
| 2006-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 2005-12-01 | 4.9 |
| 2005-11-01 | 5.0 |
| 2005-10-01 | 5.0 |
| 2005-09-01 | 5.0 |
| 2005-08-01 | 4.9 |
| 2005-07-01 | 5.0 |
| 2005-06-01 | 5.0 |
| 2005-05-01 | 5.1 |
| 2005-04-01 | 5.2 |
| 2005-03-01 | 5.2 |
| 2005-02-01 | 5.4 |
| 2005-01-01 | 5.3 |
| 2004-12-01 | 5.4 |
| 2004-11-01 | 5.4 |
| 2004-10-01 | 5.5 |
| 2004-09-01 | 5.4 |
| 2004-08-01 | 5.4 |
| 2004-07-01 | 5.5 |
| 2004-06-01 | 5.6 |
| 2004-05-01 | 5.6 |
| 2004-04-01 | 5.6 |
| 2004-03-01 | 5.8 |
| 2004-02-01 | 5.6 |
| 2004-01-01 | 5.7 |
| 2003-12-01 | 5.7 |
| 2003-11-01 | 5.8 |
| 2003-10-01 | 6.0 |
| 2003-09-01 | 6.1 |
| 2003-08-01 | 6.1 |
| 2003-07-01 | 6.2 |
| 2003-06-01 | 6.3 |
| 2003-05-01 | 6.1 |
| 2003-04-01 | 6.0 |
| 2003-03-01 | 5.9 |
| 2003-02-01 | 5.9 |
| 2003-01-01 | 5.8 |
| 2002-12-01 | 6.0 |
| 2002-11-01 | 5.9 |
| 2002-10-01 | 5.7 |
| 2002-09-01 | 5.7 |
| 2002-08-01 | 5.7 |
| 2002-07-01 | 5.8 |
| 2002-06-01 | 5.8 |
| 2002-05-01 | 5.8 |
| 2002-04-01 | 5.9 |
| 2002-03-01 | 5.7 |
| 2002-02-01 | 5.7 |
| 2002-01-01 | 5.7 |
| 2001-12-01 | 5.7 |
| 2001-11-01 | 5.5 |
| 2001-10-01 | 5.3 |
| 2001-09-01 | 5.0 |
| 2001-08-01 | 4.9 |
| 2001-07-01 | 4.6 |
| 2001-06-01 | 4.5 |
| 2001-05-01 | 4.3 |
| 2001-04-01 | 4.4 |
| 2001-03-01 | 4.3 |
| 2001-02-01 | 4.2 |
| 2001-01-01 | 4.2 |
| 2000-12-01 | 3.9 |
| 2000-11-01 | 3.9 |
| 2000-10-01 | 3.9 |
| 2000-09-01 | 3.9 |
| 2000-08-01 | 4.1 |
| 2000-07-01 | 4.0 |
| 2000-06-01 | 4.0 |
| 2000-05-01 | 4.0 |
| 2000-04-01 | 3.8 |
| 2000-03-01 | 4.0 |
| 2000-02-01 | 4.1 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4.0 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED: Unemployment Rate (UNRATE). UNRATE · retrieved Oct. 5, 2026 · 320 rows · as of September 2026 · monthly. Download CSV