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Unemployment rate: 6.1 % (2021-04-30)

Reporting and findings

  1. documented

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rate of 6.1 % for 2021-04-01 through 2021-04-30. Population: U.S. civilian noninstitutional labor force, age 16 and over.

Summary and current status

Observed economic data

People and organizations

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  1. Unemployment rate6.1 %
    Calculation details
    Basis
    Observed
    Population
    U.S. civilian noninstitutional labor force, age 16 and over
    Period
    2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30
    As of
    2021-04-30
    Method
    UNRATE as retrieved from FRED on 2026-09-06. Original monthly observations, dated at period end.
    Uncertainty
    Seasonally adjusted U-3 unemployment. Does not measure involuntary part-time work or everyone who has stopped looking for a job.