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, 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 Unemployment Rate Current Population Survey (Household Survey) Population, Employment, & Labor Markets

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Series from Employment Situation Labor Underutilization Headline Figure Civilian 16 Years + Labor Current Population Survey (Household Survey) Unemployment Seasonally Adjusted Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Nation Public Domain: Citation Requested United States of America