| Month | U-1, people unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force | U-2, job losers and people who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force | U-3, total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) | U-4, total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers | U-5, total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers | U-6, total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2006 |
1.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
May 2006 |
1.5 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 8.2 |
June 2006 |
1.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.4 |
July 2006 |
1.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 8.5 |
Apr 2026 |
1.7 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 8.2 |