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The economy, in two charts.
Monthly U.S. measures, straight from BLS. Shared daily checks; no live price claims.
U.S. inflation
CPI-U · Annual change · Not seasonally adjusted
3.4%Unchanged from Jul 2026
Gaps show unavailable observations. No values are estimated.
Values & method
Annual inflation = (this month’s CPI-U index ÷ the same month a year earlier − 1) × 100. Rounded to one decimal. Falling inflation still means prices rise when the rate is positive. Data may be revised. The vertical axis includes zero.
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 3.0% |
| Oct 2025 | Unavailable |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 2.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 3.8% |
| May 2026 | 4.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 3.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 3.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4% |
U.S. unemployment
Share of the civilian labor force · Seasonally adjusted
4.2%+0.1 percentage points from Aug 2026
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Values & method
The unemployment rate is the percentage of the civilian labor force classified as unemployed. It does not count everyone without a job. Data may be revised. The vertical axis includes zero.
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Unavailable |
| Nov 2025 | 4.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 4.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.3% |
| May 2026 | 4.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 4.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 4.1% |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1% |
| Sep 2026 | 4.2% |
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- Architect of the Capitol; derivative by O.J.
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- 1997
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The Federal Reserve
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- Britt Leckman / Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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- 2011-03-29
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- Public domain (Federal Reserve Board work)
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- NASA
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- 2012-01 (composite; published January 30)
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- 936b5f30d2b5db44f548a3bc413c6d2193e7932aa720273c98b41f2696ca2e19
Hollywood, in context
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- Jon Sullivan / PD Photo.org
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- 2004-05-22
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- Public domain; CC0 outside the U.S.
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