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title: Unemployment Rate
description: "Unemployment Rate, Oct 2, 2026: actual 4.2%, forecast 4.1%, previous 4.1% · ABOVE FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              02 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Unemployment Rate: 4.2%




           Actual4.2%
           Forecast4.1%
           Previous4.1%

               Surprise
               +0.77σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH


            Unemployment Rate: Actual 4.2%, forecast 4.1%, prev 4.1%. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.8 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.





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