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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 8 May 2020

US Unemployment Rate 8 May 2020: 14.7% for April 2020, below the 16% forecast and up from 4.4% in March 2020. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 May 2020 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
14.7%
April 2020
Forecast
16%
The market consensus
Previous
4.4%
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 8 May 2020: 14.7% for April 2020 against a 16% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 May 2020Apr14.7%16%4.4%
3 Apr 2020Mar4.4%3.8%3.5%
6 Mar 2020Feb3.5%3.6%3.6%
7 Feb 2020Jan3.6%3.5%3.5%
10 Jan 2020Dec3.5%3.5%3.5%
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%
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