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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 6 January 2023

US Unemployment Rate 6 January 2023: 3.5% for December 2022, below the 3.7% forecast and against 3.6% in November 2022 (first reported as 3.7%). It is the lowest reading since September 2022. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 6 Jan 2023 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
3.5%
December 2022
Forecast
3.7%
The market consensus
Previous
3.6%
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 6 January 2023: 3.5% for December 2022 against a 3.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 6 January 2023: 3.5% vs 3.7% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2023-01-06

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Jan 2023Dec3.5%3.7%3.6%
2 Dec 2022Nov3.7%3.7%3.7%
4 Nov 2022Oct3.7%3.6%3.5%
7 Oct 2022Sep3.5%3.7%3.7%
2 Sep 2022Aug3.7%3.5%3.5%
5 Aug 2022Jul3.5%3.6%3.6%
8 Jul 2022Jun3.6%3.6%3.6%
3 Jun 2022May3.6%3.5%3.6%
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%
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