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U-6 Underemployment Rate

BLS via FRED · Monthly · FRED ID U6RATE · 393 observations, 1994-01-01 → 2026-10-01

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DateValue
2026-10-017.90%
2026-09-017.60%
2026-08-017.70%
2026-07-017.90%
2026-06-017.90%
2026-05-018.10%
2026-04-018.20%
2026-03-018.00%
2026-02-017.90%
2026-01-018.10%
2025-12-018.40%
2025-11-018.70%
2025-09-018.10%
2025-08-018.10%
2025-07-017.90%
2025-06-017.70%
2025-05-017.80%
2025-04-017.80%
2025-03-017.90%
2025-02-018.00%
2025-01-017.50%
2024-12-017.60%
2024-11-017.70%
2024-10-017.70%
2024-09-017.70%
2024-08-017.80%
2024-07-017.80%
2024-06-017.40%
2024-05-017.40%
2024-04-017.40%
2024-03-017.30%
2024-02-017.30%
2024-01-017.20%
2023-12-017.20%
2023-11-017.00%
2023-10-017.20%
2023-09-017.00%
2023-08-017.10%
2023-07-016.70%
2023-06-016.90%
2023-05-016.70%
2023-04-016.60%
2023-03-016.70%
2023-02-016.80%
2023-01-016.70%
2022-12-016.60%
2022-11-016.70%
2022-10-016.70%
2022-09-016.70%
2022-08-016.90%
2022-07-016.80%
2022-06-016.70%
2022-05-017.10%
2022-04-017.00%
2022-03-017.00%
2022-02-017.20%
2022-01-017.10%
2021-12-017.30%
2021-11-017.70%
2021-10-018.20%
2021-09-018.40%
2021-08-018.80%
2021-07-019.20%
2021-06-019.80%
2021-05-0110.10%
2021-04-0110.30%
2021-03-0110.80%
2021-02-0111.10%
2021-01-0111.20%
2020-12-0111.70%
2020-11-0111.90%
2020-10-0112.10%
2020-09-0112.80%
2020-08-0114.20%
2020-07-0116.50%
2020-06-0118.00%
2020-05-0121.10%
2020-04-0122.90%
2020-03-018.80%
2020-02-017.00%
2020-01-017.00%
2019-12-016.80%
2019-11-016.80%
2019-10-016.90%
2019-09-016.90%
2019-08-017.20%
2019-07-016.90%
2019-06-017.20%
2019-05-017.10%
2019-04-017.40%
2019-03-017.40%
2019-02-017.20%
2019-01-018.00%
2018-12-017.60%
2018-11-017.60%
2018-10-017.50%
2018-09-017.50%
2018-08-017.40%
2018-07-017.50%
2018-06-017.80%
2018-05-017.80%
2018-04-017.90%
2018-03-018.00%
2018-02-018.10%
2018-01-018.00%
2017-12-018.10%
2017-11-018.00%
2017-10-018.10%
2017-09-018.30%
2017-08-018.60%
2017-07-018.50%
2017-06-018.50%
2017-05-018.50%
2017-04-018.60%
2017-03-018.80%
2017-02-019.00%
2017-01-019.20%
2016-12-019.20%
2016-11-019.40%
2016-10-019.60%

Full data as JSON: /api/series/U6RATE