BLS: Unemployment Rate 4.4% in February 2026
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on March 16, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rate 4.4 percent in February 2026
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.6 million, changed little in February 2026.
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Chart: Unemployment rates by sex, age, race, and ethnicity, February 2006-February 2 . . .
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Unemployment rate 4.4 percent in February 2026
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.6 million, changed little in February 2026.
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Chart: Unemployment rates by sex, age, race, and ethnicity, February 2006-February 2 . . .