EU Unemployment Rate: release history and market reaction

Name: EU Unemployment Rate release history and market reaction
Creator: ForexPulse

Over the last 4 EU Unemployment Rate releases (3 with XAUUSD data), XAUUSD moved 0.13% on average in the first 15 minutes and 0.10% within an hour.

The last release, for Aug, came in at 6.4% vs 6.4% forecast.

Next release: Oct 30, 10:00 AM UTC

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Last 4 releases

Impact on

Past releases with actual, forecast and surprise, and how XAUUSD moved after each: at 15 minutes, 1 hour and the day's close
Date	Actual	Forecast	Surprise	XAUUSD 15M	1H	Close
Oct 1, 2026 UTCAug	6.4%	6.4%	0%	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.18%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.02%	XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.48%
Sep 1, 2026 UTCJul	above forecast 6.4%	6.3%	+0.1%	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.12%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.14%	XAUUSD at the day's close: −1.54%
Jan 30, 2025 UTCDec	6.3%	6.3%	0%	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.09%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.15%	XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.79%
Jan 7, 2025 UTCNov	6.3%	6.3%	0%	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: —	XAUUSD after 1 hour: —	XAUUSD at the day's close: —

Moves are measured from the price at release. Updated daily. Market data, not financial advice.