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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 5 February 2016

US Unemployment Rate 5 February 2016: 4.9% for January 2016, below the 5% forecast and down from 5% in December 2015. It is the lowest of the last 8 releases. 3 of the last 8 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 Feb 2016 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
4.9%
January 2016
Forecast
5%
The market consensus
Previous
5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A surprise decline can support the dollar if it reflects robust hiring rather than fewer people seeking work.

US Unemployment Rate 5 February 2016: 4.9% for January 2016 against a 5% forecast, with the last 8 releases
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The last 8 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Feb 2016Jan4.9%5%5%
8 Jan 2016Dec5%5%5%
5 Jun 2015May5.5%5.4%5.4%
8 May 2015Apr5.4%5.4%5.5%
3 Apr 2015Mar5.5%5.5%5.5%
6 Mar 2015Feb5.5%5.6%5.7%
6 Feb 2015Jan5.7%5.6%5.6%
9 Jan 2015Dec5.6%5.7%5.8%
The release before:US Unemployment Rate 8 January 2016The release after:US Unemployment Rate 4 March 2016US Unemployment Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar