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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 7 August 2020

US Unemployment Rate 7 August 2020: 10.2% for July 2020, below the 10.5% forecast and down from 11.1% in June 2020. It is the lowest reading since March 2020. It is the fourth release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 7 Aug 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
10.2%
July 2020
Forecast
10.5%
The market consensus
Previous
11.1%
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 7 August 2020: 10.2% for July 2020 against a 10.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 7 August 2020: 10.2% vs 10.5% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2020-08-07

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Aug 2020Jul10.2%10.5%11.1%
2 Jul 2020Jun11.1%12.3%13.3%
5 Jun 2020May13.3%19.8%14.7%
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%
The release before:US Unemployment Rate 2 July 2020The release after:US Unemployment Rate 4 September 2020US Unemployment Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar