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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 6 October 2023

US Unemployment Rate 6 October 2023: 3.8% for September 2023, above the 3.7% forecast and unchanged from 3.8% in August 2023. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 6 Oct 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
3.8%
September 2023
Forecast
3.7%
The market consensus
Previous
3.8%
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 October 2023: 3.8% for September 2023 against a 3.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 6 October 2023: 3.8% vs 3.7% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2023-10-06

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Oct 2023Sep3.8%3.7%3.8%
1 Sep 2023Aug3.8%3.5%3.5%
4 Aug 2023Jul3.5%3.6%3.6%
7 Jul 2023Jun3.6%3.6%3.7%
2 Jun 2023May3.7%3.5%3.4%
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%
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