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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 6 May 2022

US Unemployment Rate 6 May 2022: 3.6% for April 2022, above the 3.5% forecast and unchanged from 3.6% in March 2022. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 6 May 2022 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 2022
Forecast
3.5%
The market consensus
Previous
3.6%
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 May 2022: 3.6% for April 2022 against a 3.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 6 May 2022: 3.6% vs 3.5% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2022-05-06

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 May 2022Apr3.6%3.5%3.6%
1 Apr 2022Mar3.6%3.7%3.8%
4 Mar 2022Feb3.8%3.9%4%
4 Feb 2022Jan4%3.9%3.9%
7 Jan 2022Dec3.9%4.1%4.2%
3 Dec 2021Nov4.2%4.5%4.6%
5 Nov 2021Oct4.6%4.7%4.8%
8 Oct 2021Sep4.8%5.1%5.2%
3 Sep 2021Aug5.2%5.2%5.4%
6 Aug 2021Jul5.4%5.7%5.9%
2 Jul 2021Jun5.9%5.7%5.8%
4 Jun 2021May5.8%5.9%6.1%
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