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US Unemployment Rate
Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy;
- US Unemployment Rate Graph
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jul 2, 2026 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| May 8, 2026 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
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- US Unemployment Rate News
From finance.yahoo.com|Jul 3, 2026|8 commentsJune's gain of 57,000 jobs failed to meet economists' expectations, with payroll growth cooling after months of growth. Still, the labor market appeared to be on steady footing, with the unemployment rate sliding to 4.2%. But look under the hood of Thursday's jobs report, and there's some evidence that this remains a tough — or at least weird — labor market for job-seekers. Long-term unemployment — the measure of those who have been out of work at least 27 weeks as a share of the total number of jobless people — dipped a tad in June ...
From haver.com|Jul 2, 2026|3 commentsThe luster fell a bit off the employment rose in June with nonfarm payrolls rising 57,000 against expectations of a 115,000 increase, according to today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Moreover, the increases previously reported for April and May were revised down by a total of 74,000. Upon revision, payrolls increased 148,000 in April versus 179,000 previously reported and rose 129,000 in May versus 172,000 previously reported. The average increase over the past three months fell to 111,000 from 164,000 in May while ...
From think.ing.com|Jul 2, 2026The June US jobs report led with a softer-than-expected non-farm payroll growth number of 57,000 (consensus 113k) with 74,000 downward revisions to the past two months. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.2% from 4.3%, but this was primarily caused by a big drop in the participation rate to 61.5% from 61.8% – ie not a good reason since it highlights worker disengagement. In fact, the details show the number of people employed falling by half a million, while the number of people unemployed fell 213k, meaning more than 700k left the ...
From kitco.com|Jul 2, 2026Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher after Thursday’s June employment report, as a weaker-than-expected payrolls print pressured the U.S. dollar and cooled near-term Federal Reserve tightening expectations. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,123.80 an ounce, up 2.28%, while spot silver was trading near $61.052, up 3.27% on the session. The June payrolls report shifted positioning back toward a softer Fed path. Nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000 in June, well below the 115,000 consensus, while unemployment fell ...
From finance.yahoo.com|Jul 2, 2026|3 commentsA cooler reading on payrolls in June, which broke a three-month hot streak, is still likely to keep Federal Reserve officials' full attention on inflation and extend the interest rate pause, while preserving the hawks' case for potential rate hikes later this year. The US economy added 57,000 jobs in June, fewer than expectations for 113,000 and down sharply from May. The unemployment rate inched down to 4.2%, compared with 4.3% the previous month and expectations for it to hold steady. The strong payroll reports for April and May ...
From bls.gov|Jul 2, 2026|186 commentsBoth total nonfarm payroll employment (+57,000) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) changed little in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, social assistance, and health care. Leisure and hospitality lost jobs. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note.
U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2% The U.S. economy saw job creation cool sharply heading into the summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000 for the month, slower than the downwardly revised 129,000 added in May and worse than the 115,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate, however, dropped to 4.2%, and slightly ahead of the 4.1% where it was a year ago. The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June and revisions subtracted a combined 74,000 jobs from the previously reported figures for May and April. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%. Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 61,000 in June.
From nbcnews.com|Jul 2, 2026|23 commentsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June jobs report, which will be released on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show that the recent trend of stable hiring continued for a fourth straight month, but that wage growth remains below inflation. The report is likely to show a gain of 115,000 jobs, the unemployment rate largely unchanged at 4.3% and average hourly wage growth of 3.5%, according to a survey of analysts and economists conducted by Dow Jones. The report is being issued on Thursday instead of its traditional Friday ...
From kitco.com|Jun 6, 2026|7 commentsGold posted its steepest single-session decline since March on Friday, as a far-stronger-than-expected U.S. employment report all but extinguished hopes for a near-term Federal Reserve rate cut and sent the dollar surging back above a key threshold. Gold futures shed $148.00, or 3.30%, to settle at $4,353.90 — wiping out a sizable chunk of the metal's recent gains and inflicting significant technical damage and erasing the gains made so far in 2026 in the process. The catalyst was the Labor Department's closely watched May nonfarm ...
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