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title: "U6 Underemployment Rate: 7.9% · Aug 7, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 7, 2026: actual 7.9%, previous 7.9% · ON THE SCREWS. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-1321cc2bcf11655d/u6-underemployment-rate-7-9"
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              07 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC



# U6 Underemployment Rate: 7.9%




           Actual7.9%
           Previous7.9%

               Surprise
               0.00σ

           VerdictON THE SCREWS
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            U6 Underemployment Rate — Actual 7.9%, prev 7.9%. ON THE SCREWS · +0.0σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.





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