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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 7 August 2026

US Unemployment Rate 7 August 2026: 4.1% for July 2026, below the 4.2% forecast and down from 4.2% in June 2026. It is the lowest reading since June 2025. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 7 Aug 2026 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
4.1%
July 2026
Forecast
4.2%
The market consensus
Previous
4.2%
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 7 August 2026: 4.1% for July 2026 against a 4.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Unemployment Rate 7 August 2026: 4.1% vs 4.2% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-unemployment/2026-08-07

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Aug 2026Jul4.1%4.2%4.2%
2 Jul 2026Jun4.2%4.3%4.3%
5 Jun 2026May4.3%4.3%4.3%
8 May 2026Apr4.3%4.3%4.3%
3 Apr 2026Mar4.3%4.4%4.4%
6 Mar 2026Feb4.4%4.3%4.3%
11 Feb 2026Jan4.3%4.4%4.4%
20 Nov 2025Sep4.4%4.3%4.3%
5 Sep 2025Aug4.3%4.3%4.2%
1 Aug 2025Jul4.2%4.2%4.1%
3 Jul 2025Jun4.1%4.3%4.2%
6 Jun 2025May4.2%4.2%4.2%
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