U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 8.10 percent in May from 8.20 percent in April of 2026. U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 10.00 percent from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.90 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of 6.60 percent in December of 2022. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States is expected to be 8.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States U-6 Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.10 percent in 2027 and 8.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-08 12:30 PM
U-6 Unemployment Rate
Apr 8.2% 8% 8.0%
2026-06-05 12:30 PM
U-6 Unemployment Rate
May 8.1% 8.2% 8.3%
2026-07-02 12:30 PM
U-6 Unemployment Rate
Jun 8.1% 8.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.20 percent May 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.40 3.60 percent May 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.30 Hours May 2026
Employed Persons 162771.00 162622.00 Thousand May 2026
Employment Cost Index 0.90 0.70 percent Mar 2026
Employment Cost - Benefits 1.20 0.80 percent Mar 2026
Employment Cost - Wages 0.80 0.70 percent Mar 2026
Employment Rate 59.20 59.10 percent May 2026
Full Time Employment 134173.00 134252.00 Thousand May 2026
Government Payrolls 52.00 2.00 Thousand May 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1692.00 1884.00 Thousand Apr 2026
JOLTs Job Openings 7618.00 6887.00 Thousand Apr 2026
JOLTs Job Quits 2977.00 3160.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Job Quits Rate 1.90 2.00 Percent Apr 2026
Job Openings 8176.00 6677.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Participation Rate 61.80 61.80 percent May 2026
Labour Costs 123.78 123.22 points Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.17 1.08 percent May 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 7.00 0.00 Thousand May 2026
Non Farm Payrolls 172.00 179.00 Thousand May 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 120.00 177.00 Thousand May 2026
Nonfarm Productivity 0.30 1.60 percent Mar 2026
Part Time Employment 28679.00 28413.00 Thousand May 2026
Productivity 119.40 119.35 points Mar 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate 8.10 8.20 percent May 2026
Unemployed Persons 7307.00 7373.00 Thousand May 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.30 percent May 2026
Unit Labour Costs 1.80 2.10 percent Mar 2026
Wages 32.31 32.23 USD/Hour May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 30.19 30.10 USD/Hour May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.40 9.50 percent May 2026


United States U-6 Unemployment Rate
The so-called U-6 unemployment rate includes 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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.10 8.20 22.90 6.60 1994 - 2026 percent Monthly
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