U6 Unemployment Rate comes in at 7.9% against 7.9% consensus

The U.S. U6 Unemployment Rate was released today, August 7, 2026, at 12:31 UTC. The actual figure came in at 7.9%, precisely matching the consensus expectation of 7.9%. This also held steady from the previous release’s figure of 7.9%, resulting in a 0.0% surprise against consensus.

Following the release, the U.S. Dollar generally weakened against major counterparts. Fifteen minutes after the print, AUDUSD was up 33 pips, EURUSD was up 44 pips, GBPUSD was up 50 pips, and NZDUSD was up 32 pips. USDCAD moved down 45 pips, USDCHF was down 41 pips, and USDJPY was down 106 pips. Gold, XAUUSD, saw a significant move up 535 pips. Comparing these moves to historical data, the 15-minute moves for AUDUSD, EURUSD, GBPUSD, NZDUSD, USDCAD, USDCHF, and USDJPY were all in line with or exceeded their respective top-quarter historical moves for a 1-hour period. XAUUSD’s 535 pips move also far exceeded its top-quarter threshold of 125+ pips.