Economy
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United States's unemployment rate stands at 4.3% as of 2026-05-31, up from 4.3% in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (436 observations).
In 2026-05-31, United States's unemployment rate was 4.3%, unchanged from 4.3% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, United States's unemployment rate was 4.3%, down from 4.33% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, United States's unemployment rate was 4.33%, down from 4.4% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, United States's unemployment rate was 4.4%, up from 4.3% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, United States's unemployment rate was 4.3%, down from 4.4% in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 4.3% | +0% |
| 2026-04-30 | 4.3% | -0.0333% |
| 2026-03-31 | 4.33% | -0.0667% |
| 2026-02-28 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 2026-01-31 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025-12-31 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025-11-30 | 4.5% | +0.1667% |
| 2025-09-30 | 4.33% | +0.0333% |
| 2025-08-31 | 4.3% | +0% |
| 2025-07-31 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025-06-30 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025-05-31 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025-04-30 | 4.2% | +0.0667% |
| 2025-03-31 | 4.13% | -0.0667% |
| 2025-02-28 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025-01-31 | 4% | -0.0167% |
| 2024-12-31 | 4.02% | -0.1833% |
| 2024-11-30 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024-10-31 | 4.1% | -0.0667% |
| 2024-09-30 | 4.17% | -0.0333% |
| 2024-08-31 | 4.2% | +0% |
| 2024-07-31 | 4.2% | +0.2333% |
| 2024-06-30 | 3.97% | +0.0667% |
| 2024-05-31 | 3.9% | +0% |
| 2024-04-30 | 3.9% | +0.0667% |
| 2024-03-31 | 3.83% | -0.0667% |
| 2024-02-29 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024-01-31 | 3.7% | +0.0667% |
| 2023-12-31 | 3.63% | -0.0667% |
| 2023-11-30 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023-10-31 | 3.9% | +0.2667% |
| 2023-09-30 | 3.63% | -0.0667% |
| 2023-08-31 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023-07-31 | 3.5% | -0.0333% |
| 2023-06-30 | 3.53% | -0.0667% |
| 2023-05-31 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023-04-30 | 3.4% | -0.1333% |
| 2023-03-31 | 3.53% | -0.0667% |
| 2023-02-28 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023-01-31 | 3.5% | -0.15% |
| 2022-12-31 | 3.65% | +0.05% |
| 2022-11-30 | 3.6% | +0% |
| 2022-10-31 | 3.6% | +0.0667% |
| 2022-09-30 | 3.53% | -0.0667% |
| 2022-08-31 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022-07-31 | 3.5% | -0.1333% |
| 2022-06-30 | 3.63% | +0.0333% |
| 2022-05-31 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022-04-30 | 3.7% | -0.1667% |
| 2022-03-31 | 3.87% | -0.0333% |
| 2022-02-28 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022-01-31 | 4% | -1.37% |
| 2021-12-31 | 5.37% | +1.27% |
| 2021-11-30 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021-10-31 | 4.5% | -0.5667% |
| 2021-09-30 | 5.07% | -0.0333% |
| 2021-08-31 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021-07-31 | 5.4% | -0.5333% |
| 2021-06-30 | 5.93% | +0.1333% |
| 2021-05-31 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021-04-30 | 6.1% | -0.1333% |
| 2021-03-31 | 6.23% | +0.0333% |
| 2021-02-28 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021-01-31 | 6.4% | -1.69% |
| 2020-12-31 | 8.09% | +1.39% |
| 2020-11-30 | 6.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020-10-31 | 6.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020-09-30 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020-08-31 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020-07-31 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020-06-30 | 13% | -0.2% |
| 2020-05-31 | 13.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020-04-30 | 14.8% | +10.97% |
| 2020-03-31 | 3.83% | +0.3333% |
| 2020-02-29 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020-01-31 | 3.6% | -0.0667% |
| 2019-12-31 | 3.67% | +0.0667% |
| 2019-11-30 | 3.6% | +0% |
| 2019-10-31 | 3.6% | +0% |
| 2019-09-30 | 3.6% | — |
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United States's unemployment rate is 4.3% as of 2026-05-31, compared with 4.3% in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 14.8% (2020-04-30); the lowest is 3.4% (2023-04-30), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.