US U-6 Unemployment Rate

7.9% as of Jun 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The broadest official underemployment measure: unemployed, marginally attached, and part-time for economic reasons.

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2006–2026 · 245 observationssource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · vintage 2026-07-03

Methodology

BLS series LNS13327709 (U-6), Current Population Survey, seasonally adjusted, via the BLS Public Data API.

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