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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 5 February 2021

US Unemployment Rate 5 February 2021: 6.3% for January 2021, below the 6.7% forecast and down from 6.7% in December 2020. It is the lowest reading since March 2020. It is the tenth release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 Feb 2021 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
6.3%
January 2021
Forecast
6.7%
The market consensus
Previous
6.7%
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 5 February 2021: 6.3% for January 2021 against a 6.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 5 February 2021: 6.3% vs 6.7% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2021-02-05

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Feb 2021Jan6.3%6.7%6.7%
8 Jan 2021Dec6.7%6.8%6.7%
4 Dec 2020Nov6.7%6.8%6.9%
6 Nov 2020Oct6.9%7.7%7.9%
2 Oct 2020Sep7.9%8.2%8.4%
4 Sep 2020Aug8.4%9.8%10.2%
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%
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