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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 5 May 2023

US Unemployment Rate 5 May 2023: 3.4% for April 2023, below the 3.6% forecast and down from 3.5% in March 2023. It is the lowest reading since January 2023. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 May 2023 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
3.4%
April 2023
Forecast
3.6%
The market consensus
Previous
3.5%
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 May 2023: 3.4% for April 2023 against a 3.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 5 May 2023: 3.4% vs 3.6% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2023-05-05

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 May 2023Apr3.4%3.6%3.5%
7 Apr 2023Mar3.5%3.6%3.6%
10 Mar 2023Feb3.6%3.4%3.4%
3 Feb 2023Jan3.4%3.6%3.5%
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%
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