Calendar US unemployment rate

US unemployment rate in 2026

History, bitcoin reaction and upcoming dates

Latest value

4.2 %

September 2026

Unemployment rate

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What it is and why it matters

The unemployment rate complements the payrolls report and is part of the Fed's dual mandate.

A sharp rise in unemployment can accelerate rate cuts — historically a positive for risk.

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History and BTC reaction

24 releases

Period	Value	Prev.	BTC before	BTC after	BTC reaction
September 2026	4.2 %	4.1 %	$86,530	$86,077	-0.5%
August 2026	4.1 %	4.1 %	$79,661	$79,112	-0.7%
July 2026	4.1 %	4.2 %	$64,107	$64,923	+1.3%
June 2026	4.2 %	4.3 %	$63,144	$63,364	+0.3%
May 2026	4.3 %	4.3 %	$63,886	$63,332	-0.9%
April 2026	4.3 %	4.3 %	$79,861	$80,006	+0.2%
March 2026	4.3 %	4.4 %	$67,300	$71,924	+6.9%
February 2026	4.4 %	4.3 %	$72,667	$67,263	-7.4%
January 2026	4.3 %	4.4 %	$73,166	$69,289	-5.3%
December 2025	4.4 %	4.5 %	$91,530	$91,364	-0.2%
November 2025	4.5 %	4.4 %	$92,078	$90,395	-1.8%
September 2025	4.4 %	4.3 %	$122,391	$121,333	-0.9%
August 2025	4.3 %	4.3 %	$110,731	$111,137	+0.4%
July 2025	4.3 %	4.1 %	$115,055	$117,472	+2.1%
June 2025	4.1 %	4.3 %	$107,984	$108,263	+0.3%
May 2025	4.3 %	4.2 %	$104,697	$105,552	+0.8%
April 2025	4.2 %	4.2 %	$94,278	$97,030	+2.9%
March 2025	4.2 %	4.2 %	$83,890	$79,163	-5.6%
February 2025	4.2 %	4 %	$87,282	$86,802	-0.6%
January 2025	4 %	4.1 %	$97,763	$96,507	-1.3%
December 2024	4.1 %	4.2 %	$98,220	$96,955	-1.3%
November 2024	4.2 %	4.1 %	$98,587	$99,832	+1.3%
October 2024	4.1 %	4.1 %	$67,850	$75,858	+11.8%
September 2024	4.1 %	4.2 %	$62,086	$62,224	+0.2%

Values are shown exactly as in the calendar. “BTC before/after” is the price one day before and about two days after the release (the release date is an estimate; daily Binance candles).

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