The Unemployed Persons indicator tracks the total number of individuals who are currently without work but are actively seeking employment and are available to start. This figure is a direct measure of labor market slack. A rising number of unemployed persons typically signals economic distress and can lead to lower consumer confidence.
Data is collected via national labor surveys where individuals are classified as unemployed if they did not work during the reference week but made efforts to find a job in the past four weeks.
| Date | Actual | Forecast | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | — | 3.00 | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.00 | 3.00 | -0.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.99 | 2.99 | +0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.99 | 3.01 | -0.02 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2.99 | 3.02 | -0.03 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.00 | 2.98 | +0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.99 | 3.00 | -0.01 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 2.98 | 2.98 | -0.00 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 2.98 | 2.98 | -0.01 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 2.98 | 2.98 | -0.00 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 2.97 | 2.98 | -0.01 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2.97 | 3.00 | -0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.98 | 2.95 | +0.03 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 2.96 | 3.00 | -0.04 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.97 | 2.99 | -0.02 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 2.97 | 2.98 | -0.01 |
| May 28, 2025 | 2.96 | 2.93 | +0.03 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.92 | 2.94 | -0.01 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 2.92 | 2.89 | +0.03 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.89 | 2.89 | -0.00 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.88 | 2.88 | +0.00 |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 2.87 | 2.87 | -0.00 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 2.86 | 2.88 | -0.02 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 2.86 | 2.83 | +0.03 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 2.82 | 2.82 | -0.00 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 2.80 | 2.81 | -0.01 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 2.80 | 2.80 | +0.01 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.78 | 2.77 | +0.01 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 2.76 | 2.88 | -0.12 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 2.73 | 2.73 | +0.00 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 2.72 | 2.73 | -0.01 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.71 | 2.71 | +0.00 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.69 | 2.72 | -0.02 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 2.70 | 2.73 | -0.03 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.70 | 2.69 | +0.01 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 2.68 | 2.66 | +0.02 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.64 | 2.65 | -0.01 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.63 | 2.62 | +0.01 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 2.60 | 2.63 | -0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.61 | 2.59 | +0.02 |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.57 | 2.58 | -0.01 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 2.57 | 2.55 | +0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.54 | 2.51 | +0.03 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 0.00 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.50 | 2.50 | -0.00 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | 2.52 | 2.55 | -0.03 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.54 | 2.54 | +0.00 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 2.52 | 2.54 | -0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.51 | 2.52 | -0.01 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.50 | 4.48 | -1.98 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 2.46 | 2.46 | +0.01 |
| Date | First print | Current | Revision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.98 | 2.99 | +0.00 ↑ |
| May 29, 2026 | 2.99 | 2.99 | -0.00 ↓ |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.01 | 3.00 | -0.01 ↓ |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.98 | 2.99 | +0.01 ↑ |
