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US Unemployment Rate

US Unemployment Rate 6 November 2026

US Unemployment Rate 6 November 2026: the October 2026 figure is due at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET). The last release came in at 4.2% for September 2026 against a forecast of 4.1%. Of the last 12 releases, 3 came in above the forecast and 4 below it.

These figures were verified on 28 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Due at
13:30 UTC
13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET)
Forecast
—
The market consensus
Previous
4.2%
As the source gives it

What a surprise 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.

Below the forecast: A surprise decline can support the dollar if it reflects robust hiring rather than fewer people seeking work.

In line with the forecast: An expected rate often leaves the dollar focused on payrolls and wages.

US Unemployment Rate 6 November 2026: due for October 2026, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Oct 2026Sep4.2%4.1%4.1%
4 Sep 2026Aug4.1%4.1%4.1%
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%
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