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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 3 May 2019

US Unemployment Rate 3 May 2019: 3.6% for April 2019, below the 3.8% forecast and down from 3.8% in March 2019. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 3 May 2019 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
3.6%
April 2019
Forecast
3.8%
The market consensus
Previous
3.8%
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 3 May 2019: 3.6% for April 2019 against a 3.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 3 May 2019: 3.6% vs 3.8% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2019-05-03

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 May 2019Apr3.6%3.8%3.8%
5 Apr 2019Mar3.8%3.8%3.8%
8 Mar 2019Feb3.8%3.9%4%
1 Feb 2019Jan4%3.9%3.9%
4 Jan 2019Dec3.9%3.7%3.7%
4 May 2018Apr3.9%4%4.1%
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%
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