Economic Update

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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve (FRED/ALFRED), Energy Information Administration, Census Bureau, and the University of Michigan. Proprietary series (ADP, University of Michigan, National Association of Realtors) are shown as headline figures only.

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U-6 underemployment rate

The broadest official unemployment measure. It adds people who want a job but recently stopped searching and part-timers who want full-time work, so it runs several points above the headline rate.

7.6%

Sep 2026

−0.1 ppvs Aug−0.5 ppvs a year agoNo new data since last update

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics