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U.S. Unemployment Rate

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Jun 02, 2023

Actual

3.7%

Forecast

3.5%

Previous

3.4%

The Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD.

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jun 02, 2023 (May)	08:30	3.7%	3.5%	3.4%
May 05, 2023 (Apr)	08:30	3.4%	3.6%	3.5%
Apr 07, 2023 (Mar)	08:30	3.5%	3.6%	3.6%
Mar 10, 2023 (Feb)	09:30	3.6%	3.4%	3.4%
Feb 03, 2023 (Jan)	09:30	3.4%	3.6%	3.5%
Jan 06, 2023 (Dec)	09:30	3.5%	3.7%	3.6%

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QQQ Veteran May 05, 2023 8:22AM ET

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Wish the best for bulls, but with DXY on key support, and weak cash price action i'm not in on the ride to 13600. Golden ratio retracement for 13600 still holds but i'm a non-believer. But i'm also not shorting yet, i see better opportunities in trading Gold, this looks to uncertain for me

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up in eurusd/gbpusd . this time nfp will be rocket

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matiko magere Sep 04, 2020 6:15AM ET

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5.4

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Leonardo Vera Aug 22, 2020 10:54PM ET

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The actual unemployment figures are probably much higher than these.

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Jeff Blacca Oct 04, 2019 4:50AM ET

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For today`s Unemployment Rate I predict a Bearish outcome so we will experience some whipsaws on USDso Buy USDJPY for Only 60 secs...USDJPY Direction Up so =BUY USDJPY and SELL EURUSD/GBPUSD @12:29:50 GMT 0

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Jeff Blacca Oct 04, 2019 4:50AM ET

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Won

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Ripelancer Corporation Nov 04, 2016 9:08AM ET

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No change here but still USD WILL DROP !

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Adil D. Nov 04, 2016 5:15AM ET

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If higher than 5 = Sell EUR/USD ?

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Sikandar Ali Aug 07, 2015 4:59AM ET

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USDJPY = SELL

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Cameron Edwards Feb 05, 2015 11:59PM ET

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Epic fail advice I agree!

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Ravikant kumar Jan 09, 2015 2:24AM ET

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No change in unemployment rate....remain same 5.8%

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Paulo Carvalho Jan 09, 2015 2:24AM ET

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5,6

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maybe 5.4

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