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Total Unemployed, Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force, Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force (U-6) (U6RATE)

Employment

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Units
Percent
Frequency
Monthly
Seasonal Adj.
SA

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Statistics

79 observations
Latest
7.70
-2.53%
Mean
8.66
Median
7.70
Std Dev
3.04
Min
6.60
Max
22.90

Total Unemployed, Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force, Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force (U-6) (Percent)

Observations (79 total)

Date Value
2026-08-01 7.70
2026-07-01 7.90
2026-06-01 7.90
2026-05-01 8.10
2026-04-01 8.20
2026-03-01 8.00
2026-02-01 7.90
2026-01-01 8.10
2025-12-01 8.40
2025-11-01 8.70
2025-09-01 8.10
2025-08-01 8.10
2025-07-01 7.90
2025-06-01 7.70
2025-05-01 7.80
2025-04-01 7.80
2025-03-01 7.90
2025-02-01 8.00
2025-01-01 7.50
2024-12-01 7.60
2024-11-01 7.70
2024-10-01 7.70
2024-09-01 7.70
2024-08-01 7.80
2024-07-01 7.80
2024-06-01 7.40
2024-05-01 7.40
2024-04-01 7.40
2024-03-01 7.30
2024-02-01 7.30
2024-01-01 7.20
2023-12-01 7.20
2023-11-01 7.00
2023-10-01 7.20
2023-09-01 7.00
2023-08-01 7.10
2023-07-01 6.70
2023-06-01 6.90
2023-05-01 6.70
2023-04-01 6.60
2023-03-01 6.70
2023-02-01 6.80
2023-01-01 6.70
2022-12-01 6.60
2022-11-01 6.70
2022-10-01 6.70
2022-09-01 6.70
2022-08-01 6.90
2022-07-01 6.80
2022-06-01 6.70
2022-05-01 7.10
2022-04-01 7.00
2022-03-01 7.00
2022-02-01 7.20
2022-01-01 7.10
2021-12-01 7.30
2021-11-01 7.70
2021-10-01 8.20
2021-09-01 8.40
2021-08-01 8.80
2021-07-01 9.20
2021-06-01 9.80
2021-05-01 10.10
2021-04-01 10.30
2021-03-01 10.80
2021-02-01 11.10
2021-01-01 11.20
2020-12-01 11.70
2020-11-01 11.90
2020-10-01 12.10
2020-09-01 12.80
2020-08-01 14.20
2020-07-01 16.50
2020-06-01 18.00
2020-05-01 21.10
2020-04-01 22.90
2020-03-01 8.80
2020-02-01 7.00
2020-01-01 7.00

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