US U-4 Unemployment Rate
4.5% as of Jun 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.
2006–2026 · 245 observationssource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · vintage 2026-07-04
Methodology
BLS series LNS13327707 (U-4), an alternative measure of labor underutilization from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, via the BLS Public Data API.