5.2%as of Jun 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.
2006–2026 · 245 observationssource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · vintage 2026-07-04
Methodology
BLS series LNS13327708 (U-5), an alternative measure of labor underutilization from the Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, via the BLS Public Data API.