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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 6 February 2015

US Unemployment Rate 6 February 2015: 5.7% for January 2015, above the 5.6% forecast and up from 5.6% in December 2014. It was released on Fri 6 Feb 2015 at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
5.7%
January 2015
Forecast
5.6%
The market consensus
Previous
5.6%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A surprise rise usually weighs on the dollar if it signals labor-market deterioration and a more dovish Fed path.

US Unemployment Rate 6 February 2015: 5.7% for January 2015 against a 5.6% forecast, with the last 2 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 6 February 2015: 5.7% vs 5.6% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2015-02-06

The last 2 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Feb 2015Jan5.7%5.6%5.6%
9 Jan 2015Dec5.6%5.7%5.8%
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