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United States: unemployment rate
4.0%
September 2026
down 0.3 points from the month before down 0.3 points from a year earlier
United States, Current Population Survey. Not seasonally adjusted. BLS series LNU04000000.
Last 120 months
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| Month | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.0% | |
| August 2026 | 4.3% | |
| July 2026 | 4.4% | |
| June 2026 | 4.4% | |
| May 2026 | 4.1% | |
| April 2026 | 4.0% | |
| March 2026 | 4.3% | |
| February 2026 | 4.7% | |
| January 2026 | 4.7% | |
| December 2025 | 4.1% | |
| November 2025 | 4.3% | |
| October 2025 | no value published | |
| September 2025 | 4.3% | |
| August 2025 | 4.5% | |
| July 2025 | 4.6% | |
| June 2025 | 4.4% | |
| May 2025 | 4.0% | |
| April 2025 | 3.9% | |
| March 2025 | 4.2% | |
| February 2025 | 4.5% | |
| January 2025 | 4.4% | |
| December 2024 | 3.8% | |
| November 2024 | 4.0% | |
| October 2024 | 3.9% | |
| September 2024 | 3.9% | |
| August 2024 | 4.4% | |
| July 2024 | 4.5% | |
| June 2024 | 4.3% | |
| May 2024 | 3.7% | |
| April 2024 | 3.5% | |
| March 2024 | 3.9% | |
| February 2024 | 4.2% | |
| January 2024 | 4.1% | |
| December 2023 | 3.5% | |
| November 2023 | 3.5% | |
| October 2023 | 3.6% | |
| September 2023 | 3.6% | |
| August 2023 | 3.9% | |
| July 2023 | 3.8% | |
| June 2023 | 3.8% | |
| May 2023 | 3.4% | |
| April 2023 | 3.1% | |
| March 2023 | 3.6% | |
| February 2023 | 3.9% | |
| January 2023 | 3.9% | |
| December 2022 | 3.3% | |
| November 2022 | 3.4% | |
| October 2022 | 3.4% | |
| September 2022 | 3.3% | |
| August 2022 | 3.8% | |
| July 2022 | 3.8% | |
| June 2022 | 3.8% | |
| May 2022 | 3.4% | |
| April 2022 | 3.3% | |
| March 2022 | 3.8% | |
| February 2022 | 4.1% | |
| January 2022 | 4.4% | |
| December 2021 | 3.7% | |
| November 2021 | 3.9% | |
| October 2021 | 4.3% | |
| September 2021 | 4.6% | |
| August 2021 | 5.3% | |
| July 2021 | 5.7% | |
| June 2021 | 6.1% | |
| May 2021 | 5.5% | |
| April 2021 | 5.7% | |
| March 2021 | 6.2% | |
| February 2021 | 6.6% | |
| January 2021 | 6.8% | |
| December 2020 | 6.5% | |
| November 2020 | 6.4% | |
| October 2020 | 6.6% | |
| September 2020 | 7.7% | |
| August 2020 | 8.5% | |
| July 2020 | 10.5% | |
| June 2020 | 11.2% | |
| May 2020 | 13.0% | |
| April 2020 | 14.4% | |
| March 2020 | 4.5% | |
| February 2020 | 3.8% | |
| January 2020 | 4.0% | |
| December 2019 | 3.4% | |
| November 2019 | 3.3% | |
| October 2019 | 3.3% | |
| September 2019 | 3.3% | |
| August 2019 | 3.8% | |
| July 2019 | 4.0% | |
| June 2019 | 3.8% | |
| May 2019 | 3.4% | |
| April 2019 | 3.3% | |
| March 2019 | 3.9% | |
| February 2019 | 4.1% | |
| January 2019 | 4.4% | |
| December 2018 | 3.7% | |
| November 2018 | 3.5% | |
| October 2018 | 3.5% | |
| September 2018 | 3.6% | |
| August 2018 | 3.9% | |
| July 2018 | 4.1% | |
| June 2018 | 4.2% | |
| May 2018 | 3.6% | |
| April 2018 | 3.7% | |
| March 2018 | 4.1% | |
| February 2018 | 4.4% | |
| January 2018 | 4.5% | |
| December 2017 | 3.9% | |
| November 2017 | 3.9% | |
| October 2017 | 3.9% | |
| September 2017 | 4.1% | |
| August 2017 | 4.5% | |
| July 2017 | 4.6% | |
| June 2017 | 4.5% | |
| May 2017 | 4.1% | |
| April 2017 | 4.1% | |
| March 2017 | 4.6% | |
| February 2017 | 4.9% | |
| January 2017 | 5.1% |
Releases of this figure
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Sep 2026seen Oct 10, 2026
United States unemployment rate 4.0% (Sep 2026)
The unemployment rate in the United States was 4.0% in September 2026, down 0.3 points from August (4.3%), and down 0.3 points from a year earlier (4.3%).
Source: BLS series LNU04000000