United States — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1890–2031 · 142 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for the United States was 4.28% in 2025. The previous reading was 4.03% in 2024; the period change was +0.25 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 4.58%, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1890–2031
- Quarterly data, 1950–2027
- Monthly data, 1948–2026
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Latest observations
2003–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.86 % |
| 2030 | 3.87 % |
| 2029 | 3.9 % |
| 2028 | 4.11 % |
| 2027 | 4.25 % |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 4.38 % |
| 2025 | 4.28 % |
| 2024 | 4.03 % |
| 2023 | 3.63 % |
| 2022 | 3.65 % |
| 2021 | 5.35 % |
| 2020 | 8.1 % |
| 2019 | 3.67 % |
| 2018 | 3.89 % |
| 2017 | 4.36 % |
| 2016 | 4.88 % |
| 2015 | 5.28 % |
| 2014 | 6.16 % |
| 2013 | 7.36 % |
| 2012 | 8.07 % |
Values before 2012, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.