The broader U-6 unemployment rate in the US, which includes discouraged and underemployed workers, eased to 7.7% in August 2026 from 7.9% in the previous month. U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 9.99 percent from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22.90 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of 6.60 percent in December of 2022. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 7.70 percent in August from 7.90 percent in July of 2026.
U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 7.70 percent in August from 7.90 percent in July of 2026. U6 Unemployment Rate in the United States is expected to be 7.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States U-6 Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.90 percent in 2027 and 7.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.