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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 3 February 2017

US Unemployment Rate 3 February 2017: 4.8% for January 2017, above the 4.7% forecast and up from 4.7% in December 2016. It is the highest reading since April 2016. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 3 Feb 2017 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
4.8%
January 2017
Forecast
4.7%
The market consensus
Previous
4.7%
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 3 February 2017: 4.8% for January 2017 against a 4.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Feb 2017Jan4.8%4.7%4.7%
6 Jan 2017Dec4.7%4.7%4.6%
3 Jun 2016May4.7%4.9%5%
6 May 2016Apr5%5%5%
1 Apr 2016Mar5%4.9%4.9%
4 Mar 2016Feb4.9%4.9%4.9%
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%
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