Unemployment Rate

Typically High Impact
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total Records
24
Countries
17
Next Release
Thu 24 Sep 2026 · 02:30 UK
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Australia (AUD) Medium Impact
Previous: 4.5

What is Unemployment Rate?

The Unemployment Rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. It is a lagging indicator but highly significant for monetary policy.

Trading Implications

Released alongside NFP. A falling unemployment rate supports rate hike expectations and strengthens the currency. Watch the participation rate for hidden labour market slack.

Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
17 Sep 2026
20:00 BST
ARS Q2 7.8
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
24 Sep 2026
02:30 BST
AUD Aug 4.5 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: 0.00 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
30 Sep 2026
13:00 BST
BRL Aug 5.3
27 Aug 2026
13:00 BST
BRL Jul 5.3 % 5.3 % 5.4 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: 0.00 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
04 Sep 2026
13:30 BST
CAD Aug 6.4 % 6.4 % 6.4 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: +0.10 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
15 Sep 2026
03:00 BST
CNY Aug 5.3 % 5.2 % 5.2 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: +0.10 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
01 Oct 2026
10:00 BST
EUR Aug 6.4 %
01 Sep 2026
10:00 BST
EUR Jul 6.4 % 6.3 % 6.4 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: 0.00 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
30 Sep 2026
08:55 BST
EUR Sep 6.4
28 Aug 2026
08:55 BST
EUR Aug 6.4 % 6.4 % 6.4 %
Beat rate: 100% (1 of 1) Avg surprise: -0.20 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
15 Sep 2026
11:30 BST
INR Aug 5 % 5.2 % 5.1 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: 0.00 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
01 Oct 2026
09:00 BST
EUR Aug 5.8 %
01 Sep 2026
09:30 BST
EUR Jul 5.8 % 5.8 % 5.8 %
Beat rate: 100% (1 of 1) Avg surprise: -0.10 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
28 Aug 2026
00:30 BST
JPY Jul 2.4 % 2.5 % 2.5 %
Beat rate: 100% (1 of 1) Avg surprise: -0.10 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
25 Sep 2026
13:00 BST
MXN Aug 2.9 %
27 Aug 2026
13:00 BST
MXN Jul 2.9 % 3 % 2.9 %
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
30 Sep 2026
17:00 BST
RUB Aug 2.3
02 Sep 2026
17:00 BST
RUB Jul 2.3 % 2.2 %
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
30 Sep 2026
07:00 BST
SAR Q2 3.1
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
09 Sep 2026
00:00 BST
KRW Aug 2.7 % 2.8 %
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
30 Sep 2026
08:00 BST
TRY Aug 8.1
31 Aug 2026
08:00 BST
TRY Jul 8.1 % 7.6 %
Beat rate: 100% (1 of 1) Avg surprise: -0.10 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
15 Sep 2026
07:00 BST
GBP Jul 4.9 % 5 % 4.9 %
Beat rate: 0% (0 of 1) Avg surprise: 0.00 vs forecast
Date Currency Period Actual Forecast Previous
04 Sep 2026
13:30 BST
USD Aug 4.1 % 4.1 % 4.1 %

About Unemployment Rate

The Unemployment Rate release is a critical component of our economic event database. Traders rely on this data to anticipate volatility in EU, IT, RU currency pairs and related markets.

Each country's table above shows the actual result alongside the market forecast and previous reading. Comparing these three figures reveals whether the data beat, met or missed expectations - the primary driver of post-release price action.

Bookmark this page to monitor ongoing Unemployment Rate developments across all reporting nations. Combine these fundamentals with our candlestick pattern signals for higher-probability trade entries timed around scheduled volatility.

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