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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 6 April 2018

US Unemployment Rate 6 April 2018: 4.1% for March 2018, above the 4% forecast and unchanged from 4.1% in February 2018. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 6 Apr 2018 at 12:30 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
4.1%
March 2018
Forecast
4%
The market consensus
Previous
4.1%
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 April 2018: 4.1% for March 2018 against a 4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 6 April 2018: 4.1% vs 4% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2018-04-06

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Apr 2018Mar4.1%4%4.1%
9 Mar 2018Feb4.1%4%4.1%
2 Feb 2018Jan4.1%4.1%4.1%
5 Jan 2018Dec4.1%4.1%4.1%
5 May 2017Apr4.4%4.6%4.5%
7 Apr 2017Mar4.5%4.7%4.7%
10 Mar 2017Feb4.7%4.7%4.8%
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%
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