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title: Unemployment Rate
description: "Unemployment Rate, Jul 2, 2026: actual 4.2%, forecast 4.3%, previous 4.3% · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              02 Jul 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Unemployment Rate: 4.2%




           Actual4.2%
           Forecast4.3%
           Previous4.3%

               Surprise
               -0.77σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH


            Unemployment Rate — Actual 4.2%, forecast 4.3%, prev 4.3%. BELOW FORECAST · -0.8σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.





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        [Unemployment Rate: 4.1%](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-1fab0f34c89250ff/unemployment-rate-4-1) →


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