US U6 Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.7%
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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The U6 unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in August from 7.9% in July. The reading was the lowest since June 2025 and compared with 8.1% a year earlier. The narrower U3 unemployment rate stood at 4.1% in the same month, while non-farm payrolls rose by 159,075, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Source & methodology
Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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