Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers (U-4) (U4RATE)

Observations

Oct 2021: 4.8
Updated: Jan 9, 2026 8:11 AM CST
Next Release Date: Feb 6, 2026
Oct 2021:  4.8  
Sep 2021:  5.0  
Aug 2021:  5.3  
Jul 2021:  5.7  
Jun 2021:  6.2  
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Units:

Percent,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Employment Situation  

Units:  Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

The source code is: LNS13327707

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers (U-4) [U4RATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/U4RATE, .

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Discouraged Labor Underutilization Workers 16 Years + Current Population Survey (Household Survey) Labor Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Nation Public Domain: Citation Requested United States of America

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