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US unemployment rate Highest since Jun 2026

4.2% in Sep 2026

Jun 2026 was 4.2%. Measured over 92 months since Jan 2019.

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Jesse Hawkins, “Records: US unemployment rate: highest since Jun 2026”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 11 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/records/unemployment/. Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public domain.

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@misc{hawkins2026recordsunemployment,
  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{Records: US unemployment rate: highest since Jun 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/records/unemployment/}},
  note = {Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public domain, retrieved 2026-10-11}
}

How it is ranked

Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted (Current Population Survey (household survey)). This site’s copy holds 92 months from Jan 2019, retrieved by 11 October 2026; the newest reading is ranked against every earlier one.

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The whole history

92 months, Jan 2019 to Sep 2026 · the scale does not start at zero

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No new high or low in this series since the log began on 11 October 2026.

The readings that matter

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Newest reading	September 2026	4.2%
Last as high	June 2026	4.2%
Highest reading	April 2020	14.8%
Lowest reading	April 2023	3.4%
First reading	January 2019	4.0%

What the series is

Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted (Current Population Survey (household survey)). The ranking covers this site’s copy of the series, which can start later than the source’s own history.

Terms: Seasonally adjusted · New high, new low

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public domain: US unemployment rate. Retrieved 11 October 2026.