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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 8 March 2024

US Unemployment Rate 8 March 2024: 3.9% for February 2024, above the 3.7% forecast and up from 3.7% in January 2024. It is the highest reading since October 2023. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Mar 2024 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
3.9%
February 2024
Forecast
3.7%
The market consensus
Previous
3.7%
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 8 March 2024: 3.9% for February 2024 against a 3.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 8 March 2024: 3.9% vs 3.7% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2024-03-08

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Mar 2024Feb3.9%3.7%3.7%
2 Feb 2024Jan3.7%3.8%3.7%
5 Jan 2024Dec3.7%3.8%3.7%
8 Dec 2023Nov3.7%3.9%3.9%
3 Nov 2023Oct3.9%3.8%3.8%
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%
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