Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers (U-4) (U4RATENSA)

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Aug 2026: 4.6
Updated: Sep 4, 2026 8:27 AM CDT
Next Release Date: Oct 2, 2026
Aug 2026:  4.6  
Jul 2026:  4.6  
Jun 2026:  4.7  
May 2026:  4.3  
Apr 2026:  4.3  
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Units:

Percent,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Employment Situation  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

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

The source code is: LNU03327707

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) [U4RATENSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/U4RATENSA, .

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Discouraged Labor Underutilization Workers 16 Years + Labor Current Population Survey (Household Survey) Unemployment Rate Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Nation Public Domain: Citation Requested United States of America Not Seasonally Adjusted

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