# A plurality of Americans put the U.S. unemployment rate between 3.7% and 5.3%

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## Reading

A plurality of Americans (37%) put the U.S. unemployment rate between 3.68% and 5.33%, according to a June 2026 Verasight survey.

About one-in-five (20%) put it between 5.34% and 7.00% and 15% between 2.01% and 3.67%. Smaller shares spread across the higher ranges, 10% between 7.01% and 8.67%, 6% between 8.68% and 10.33%, and 9% between 10.34% and 12.00%, while just 3% guess below 2.00%.

## Topline

The unemployment rate is the percent of people actively searching for work, but who are not presently employed. Since World War II, the national unemployment rate has ranged from a low of 2 percent to a high of 12 percent. What is your best guess about today’s US unemployment rate? Even if you are uncertain, please provide us with your best estimate of the percent of people actively searching for work but who are not presently employed.

A plurality of Americans put the U.S. unemployment rate between 3.7% and 5.3%.

- Between 3.68% and 5.33%: 36.7%
- Between 5.34% and 7.00%: 20.2%
- Between 2.01% and 3.67%: 14.9%
- Between 7.01% and 8.67%: 10.0%
- Between 10.34% and 12.00%: 9.0%
- Between 8.68% and 10.33%: 6.4%
- Between 0.00% and 2.00%: 2.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-21
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-114](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-114)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2026-050, fielded June 21-21, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-114](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-114)