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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 62.20 | 61.70 | +0.50 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 62.10 | 61.60 | +0.50 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 61.40 | 62.60 | -1.20 |
| May 29, 2026 | 62.00 | 62.30 | -0.30 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 61.90 | 62.60 | -0.70 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 62.40 | 62.50 | -0.10 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 62.10 | 64.00 | -1.90 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 62.60 | 63.60 | -1.00 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 63.80 | 65.50 | -1.70 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 65.10 | 65.00 | +0.10 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 64.70 | 64.50 | +0.20 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 64.40 | 64.00 | +0.40 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 64.20 | 62.00 | +2.20 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 65.00 | 60.90 | +4.10 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 60.60 | 64.00 | -3.40 |
| May 30, 2025 | 61.04 | 78.40 | -17.36 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 78.06 | 77.50 | +0.56 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 77.45 | 78.00 | -0.55 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 77.47 | 78.80 | -1.33 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 78.40 | 77.80 | +0.60 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 77.94 | 78.00 | -0.06 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 77.25 | 78.00 | -0.75 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 77.26 | 73200.00 | -73122.74 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 75.85 | 77.00 | -1.15 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 76.57 | 74.00 | +2.57 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 75.00 | 72300.00 | -72225.00 |
| May 31, 2024 | 74.26 | 71.50 | +2.76 |
| May 3, 2024 | 71.22 | 71.80 | -0.58 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 71.56 | 71.50 | +0.06 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 71.08 | 70.50 | +0.58 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 69.80 | 70.00 | -0.20 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 69.40 | 69.80 | -0.40 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 53.10 | 68.90 | -15.80 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 68.00 | 66.50 | +1.50 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 66.00 | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 66.00 | 64.16 | +1.84 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 64.20 | — | — |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 62.10 | 62.10 | 0.00 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 61.40 | 60.50 | +0.90 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 61.60 | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 59.80 | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 60.00 | — | — |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 59.40 | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 58.78 | — | — |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 58.01 | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 58.38 | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 59.20 | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 59.30 | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 59.60 | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 62.90 | — | — |
| Date | First print | Current | Revision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0 ↓ |
| May 29, 2026 | 62.1 | 62 | -0.10 ↓ |
