# United States NAIRU (Natural Rate of Unemployment)

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/nairu
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 4.396 |
| Latest release date | 2026-05-27 |
| Previous value | 4.399 |
| Change | -0.003 |

United States NAIRU (Natural Rate of Unemployment) printed 4.396% in Q2 2026, a change of -0.003 percentage points from 4.399%. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-27 | 4.396 | 4.399 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/nairu/announcements/usd_nairu_2026-05-27 |
| 2026-05-27 | 4.399 | 4.402 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/nairu/announcements/usd_nairu_2026-05-27 |
| 2026-05-27 | 4.402 | -- | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/nairu/announcements/usd_nairu_2026-05-27 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/nairu?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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