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Unemployment rate in the United States - forecast 2017-2028

Forecast of the unemployment rate in the United States for fiscal years 2017 to 2028

The data shows a forecast of the unemployment rate in the U.S. for fiscal years 2016 to 2028. The forecast predicts a decrease in unemployment from 4.8% in 2017 to about 3.3% in 2019. For the latest monthly updates on unemployment in the U.S. visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted.

2017 4.5
2018 3.9
2019 3.3
2020 3.5
2021 4
2022 4.5
2023 4.7
2024 4.8
2025 4.8
2026 4.9
2027 4.9
2028 4.8