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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 2 August 2024

US Unemployment Rate 2 August 2024: 4.3% for July 2024, above the 4.1% forecast and up from 4.1% in June 2024. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the fourth release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 2 Aug 2024 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
4.3%
July 2024
Forecast
4.1%
The market consensus
Previous
4.1%
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 2 August 2024: 4.3% for July 2024 against a 4.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 2 August 2024: 4.3% vs 4.1% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2024-08-02

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Aug 2024Jul4.3%4.1%4.1%
5 Jul 2024Jun4.1%4%4%
7 Jun 2024May4%3.9%3.9%
3 May 2024Apr3.9%3.8%3.8%
5 Apr 2024Mar3.8%3.9%3.9%
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%
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