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  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    View data of the unemployment rate, or the number of people 16 and over actively searching for a job as a percentage of the total labor force.

  • Thousands of Persons, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008636

  • Percent, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2024 to 2026 (Mar 20)

    Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year. This series represents the median value of the range forecast established by the Federal Open Market Committee. For each period, the median is the middle projection when the projections are arranged from lowest to highest. When the number of projections is even, the median is the average of the two middle projections. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025670

  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025703

  • Thousands of Persons, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008396

  • Thousands of Persons, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008516

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2024 to 2026 (Mar 20)

    Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year; the central tendencies exclude the three highest and three lowest projections for each year. This series represents the midpoint of the central tendency forecast's high and low values established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, Not Applicable, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2015-06-17 to 2024-03-20 (Mar 20)

    The longer-run projections are the rates of growth, inflation, unemployment, and federal funds rate to which a policymaker expects the economy to converge over time in the absence of further shocks and under appropriate monetary policy. Because appropriate monetary policy, by definition, is aimed at achieving the Federal Reserve's dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability in the longer run, policymakers' longer-run projections for economic growth and unemployment may be interpreted, respectively, as estimates of the economy's longer-run potential growth rate and the longer-run normal rate of unemployment; similarly, the longer-run projection of inflation is the rate of inflation which the FOMC judges to be most consistent with its dual mandate in the longer-term. Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year. This series represents the median value of the range forecast established by the Federal Open Market Committee. For each period, the median is the middle projection when the projections are arranged from lowest to highest. When the number of projections is even, the median is the average of the two middle projections. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Thousands of Persons, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008756

  • Thousands of Persons, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008876

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2024 to 2026 (Mar 20)

    Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year. This series represents the high value of the range forecast established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008397

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Not Applicable, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2009-02-18 to 2024-03-20 (Mar 20)

    The longer-run projections are the rates of growth, inflation, and unemployment to which a policymaker expects the economy to converge over time in the absence of further shocks and under appropriate monetary policy. Because appropriate monetary policy, by definition, is aimed at achieving the Federal Reserve's dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability in the longer run, policymakers' longer-run projections for economic growth and unemployment may be interpreted, respectively, as estimates of the economy's longer-run potential growth rate and the longer-run normal rate of unemployment; similarly, the longer-run projection of inflation is the rate of inflation which the FOMC judges to be most consistent with its dual mandate in the longer-term. Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year; the central tendencies exclude the three highest and three lowest projections for each year. This series represents the midpoint of the central tendency forecast's high and low values established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025702

  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

    The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025701

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2024 to 2026 (Mar 20)

    Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year; the central tendencies exclude the three highest and three lowest projections for each year. This series represents the high value of the central tendency forecast established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Not Applicable, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2009-02-18 to 2024-03-20 (Mar 20)

    The longer-run projections are the rates of growth, inflation, and unemployment to which a policymaker expects the economy to converge over time in the absence of further shocks and under appropriate monetary policy. Because appropriate monetary policy, by definition, is aimed at achieving the Federal Reserve's dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability in the longer run, policymakers' longer-run projections for economic growth and unemployment may be interpreted, respectively, as estimates of the economy's longer-run potential growth rate and the longer-run normal rate of unemployment; similarly, the longer-run projection of inflation is the rate of inflation which the FOMC judges to be most consistent with its dual mandate in the longer-term. Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year. This series represents the high value of the range forecast established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-4 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2024 to 2026 (Mar 20)

    Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year. This series represents the midpoint of the range forecast's high and low values established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-4 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Fourth Quarter, Percent, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2024 to 2026 (Mar 20)

    Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of each year. Each participant's projections are based on his or her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. The range for each variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that variable in the given year; the central tendencies exclude the three highest and three lowest projections for each year. This series represents the low value of the central tendency forecast established by the Federal Open Market Committee. Digitized originals of this release can be found at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=677.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-1 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-4 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-5 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them. The BLS criteria for marginally attached workers are the same as for discouraged workers, with the exception that any reason could have been cited for the lack of job search in the prior 4 weeks. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-5 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them. The BLS criteria for marginally attached workers are the same as for discouraged workers, with the exception that any reason could have been cited for the lack of job search in the prior 4 weeks. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1994 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

  • Thousands, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1948 to Apr 2024 (3 days ago)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q1 2024 (Apr 26)


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