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United States U-1 Unemployment Rate

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US.U1.M.SA

Latest1.9%October 2026
Previous1.8%September 2026
Year ago1.8%September 2025

United States U-1 Unemployment Rate was 1.9% in October 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from September 2026 and up 0.10 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since November 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.1% (Apr 2020) to 5.1% (Aug 2020), averaging 1.7%.

United States U-1 Unemployment Rate (%), Jan 1996 – Oct 20260%1%2%3%4%5%6%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United States U-1 Unemployment Rate (%), Jan 1996 – Oct 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20261.9%
September 20261.8%
August 20261.8%
July 20261.7%
June 20261.8%
May 20261.8%
April 20261.7%
March 20261.8%
February 20261.8%
January 20261.8%
December 20251.8%
November 20251.8%
September 20251.8%
August 20251.7%
July 20251.8%
June 20251.6%
May 20251.5%
April 20251.6%
March 20251.5%
February 20251.5%
January 20251.5%
December 20241.6%
November 20241.7%
October 20241.7%

Last 24 observations. The full history (369 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationOctober 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations369
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high5.1% (Aug 2020)
10-year low1.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS.U1.M.SA

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FAQ

What is the current u-1 Unemployment Rate in United States?
The latest reading is 1.9% for October 2026, published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US.U1.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “U-1 Rate (15+ weeks)”.