The unemployment rate definition
- The unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the workforce that is unemployed and is a primary market indicator for signaling the strength of the economy. The higher levels of unemployment rise, the worse the state of the economy, with greater unemployment often leading to cuts in interest rates and rising inflation.
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- Primary Market Indicators
- Unemployment rate
- Retail price index
- Producer price index
- Purchasing Managers Index
- Philadelphia Fed Survey
- Personal income
- Money supply
- Jobless Claims Report
- ISM Report On Business
- Import & Export Price Indices
- IFO Business Climate Index
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Factory Orders
- Existing Home Sales
- Durable Goods Orders
- Consumer price index (cpi)
- Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
- Chain Store Sales Report
- Construction Spending Report
- Business Inventory Report
- Balance of Trade (BOT)
- APICS Business Outlook Index