Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) in United States
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in United States was 4.2% in September 2026.
United States, September 2026
4.2%
Change from August 2026
+0.1percentage points
European Union, September 2026
6.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), September 2026
6.0%
Position in September 2026
24th of 33
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) in United States over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| August 2026 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| July 2026 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| June 2026 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| May 2026 | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| April 2026 | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| March 2026 | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| February 2026 | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| January 2026 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| December 2025 | 4.4% | 6.0% |
| November 2025 | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| October 2025 | – | 6.0% |
| September 2025 | 4.4% | 6.0% |
| August 2025 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| July 2025 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| June 2025 | 4.1% | 6.0% |
| May 2025 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| April 2025 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
| March 2025 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
| February 2025 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
| January 2025 | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| December 2024 | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| November 2024 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| October 2024 | 4.1% | 5.8% |
| September 2024 | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| August 2024 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| July 2024 | 4.2% | 6.0% |
| June 2024 | 4.1% | 6.0% |
| May 2024 | 3.9% | 6.0% |
| April 2024 | 3.9% | 6.0% |
| March 2024 | 3.9% | 6.0% |
| February 2024 | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| January 2024 | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| December 2023 | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| November 2023 | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| October 2023 | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| September 2023 | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| August 2023 | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| July 2023 | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| June 2023 | 3.6% | 6.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 4.1% in August 2026.
- Since November 2025, when it was 4.5%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 33 countries with data for September 2026, United States has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in September 2026 was 6.2%.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
OECD monthly unemployment rate
4.2%
September 2026 · OECD
Monthly youth unemployment
9.9%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
61.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
56.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT