Notes
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: Employment Situation
Units:
Frequency:
Notes:
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.
This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization.
The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'
The source code is: LNS14000000
Suggested Citation:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate [UNRATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE, March 31, 2025.
Release Tables
- Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted (population data is not adjusted for seasonal variation; not seasonally adjusted version used)
- Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, Seasonally adjusted: Monthly, Unemployment Rates
- Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization: Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted
