Unemployment Rate Release Date & History
Next U.S. unemployment rate release date and time in ET, consensus forecast, previous readings and what a rising or falling jobless rate means for markets.
Last updated Oct 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM ET
- Next release
- To be scheduled
- Release time
- 8:30 AM ET
- Published by
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Frequency
- Monthly, with the Employment Situation report
Upcoming Unemployment Rate releases
Recent Unemployment Rate results
FRIDAY · APR 3
Why Unemployment Rate matters
The unemployment rate measures the share of the labour force actively looking for work but not employed.
Markets read it as a slack indicator: a rising rate usually softens rate expectations, while an unusually low rate can keep policy tighter for longer.
What traders watch
- • Participation rate
- • Household vs payroll survey gap
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Other key releases
- CPI release schedule
- Jobs Report release schedule
- Nonfarm Payrolls release schedule
- PPI release schedule
- PCE release schedule
- Core PCE release schedule
- GDP release schedule
- Retail Sales release schedule
- Jobless Claims release schedule
- JOLTS release schedule
- ISM Manufacturing release schedule
- ISM Services release schedule
- FOMC release schedule
Calendar data is provided for educational and research purposes only and is not investment advice. Release dates, times, estimates and results can change; always verify against the issuing company or agency.
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