U6 Unemployment Rate

This interactive chart compares three different measures of unemployment. U3 is the official unemployment rate. U5 includes discouraged workers and all other marginally attached workers. U6 adds on those workers who are part-time purely for economic reasons. The current U6 unemployment rate as of October 2016 is 9.50.

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Historical Data
Date Value
Oct 20169.50
Sep 20169.70
Aug 20169.70
Jul 20169.70
Jun 20169.60
May 20169.70
Apr 20169.70
Mar 20169.80
Feb 20169.70
Jan 20169.90
Dec 20159.90
Nov 20159.90
Oct 20159.80
Sep 201510.00
Aug 201510.30
Jul 201510.40
Jun 201510.50
May 201510.70
Apr 201510.80
Mar 201510.90
Feb 201511.00
Jan 201511.30
Dec 201411.20
Nov 201411.40
Oct 201411.50
Sep 201411.80
Aug 201412.00
Jul 201412.20
Jun 201412.00
May 201412.10
Apr 201412.30
Mar 201412.60
Feb 201412.60
Jan 201412.70
Dec 201313.10
Nov 201313.10
Oct 201313.70
Sep 201313.70
Aug 201313.60
Jul 201313.80
Jun 201314.20
May 201313.80
Apr 201314.00
Mar 201313.80
Feb 201314.30
Jan 201314.50
Dec 201214.40
Nov 201214.40
Oct 201214.40
Sep 201214.80
Aug 201214.60
Jul 201214.80
Jun 201214.80
May 201214.80
Apr 201214.60
Mar 201214.60
Feb 201215.00
Jan 201215.20
Dec 201115.20
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