# $UNEMP · US unemployment rate

The US unemployment rate, U-3, seasonally adjusted, in percent to one decimal.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Sep 1: 4.2 percent, score 2, Quiet |
| Source | US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, series LNS14000000 (https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. |
| Cadence | Monthly. The Bureau publishes at 8:30 ET, with the employment situation. Read at 12:35, 13:35 and 14:35 UTC on weekdays. |
| Grade | reference |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |

## Settlement

Why this grade: The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the rate, and a venue can read it. Tickerz keeps the first number of each month it reads at release. The Bureau does not revise the rate month to month. It sets the seasonal factors again each January, and that can move the last five years.
What it costs to move: Not practical. Moving the month means changing the household survey the Bureau runs.
When the source is late: A month that has not been published stays open. A month the Bureau never publishes is void. A revision is shown beside the number as first published.
Precision: Percent, one decimal, as published.

## As first published, and the proof

Loaded later: the Bureau's current figure and not the number as first published.

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Sep 1 | 4.2 percent |  | Quiet |
| Aug 1 | 4.1 percent |  | Quiet |
| Jul 1 | 4.1 percent |  | Quiet |
| Jun 1 | 4.2 percent |  | Quiet |
| May 1 | 4.3 percent |  | Quiet |
| Apr 1 | 4.3 percent |  | Quiet |
| Mar 1 | 4.3 percent |  | Quiet |
| Feb 1 | 4.4 percent |  | Quiet |
| Jan 1 | 4.3 percent |  | Quiet |
| Dec 1 | 4.4 percent |  | Quiet |
| Nov 1 | 4.5 percent |  | Elevated |
| Sep 1 | 4.4 percent |  |  |
| Aug 1 | 4.3 percent |  |  |
| Jul 1 | 4.3 percent |  |  |
| Jun 1 | 4.1 percent |  |  |
| May 1 | 4.3 percent |  |  |
| Apr 1 | 4.2 percent |  |  |
| Mar 1 | 4.2 percent |  |  |
| Feb 1 | 4.2 percent |  |  |
| Jan 1 | 4.0 percent |  |  |
| Dec 1 | 4.1 percent |  |  |
| Nov 1 | 4.2 percent |  |  |
| Oct 1 | 4.1 percent |  |  |

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