In March 2026, the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate in the United States was at 4.3 percent. This reflected a 0.4 percentage point increase compared to March in the previous year.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 8, 2026). Monthly unemployment rate in the United States from January 2024 to March 2026 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273909/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Monthly unemployment rate in the United States from January 2024 to March 2026. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273909/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/
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Monthly unemployment rate in the United States from January 2024 to March 2026 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 8, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273909/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/