United States - Natural Rate of Unemployment (Short-Term) (DISCONTINUED) was 4.27% in October of 2031, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Natural Rate of Unemployment (Short-Term) (DISCONTINUED) reached a record high of 6.24 in April of 1978 and a record low of 4.27 in October of 2031. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Natural Rate of Unemployment (Short-Term) (DISCONTINUED) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2026.