If otherwise unspecified, the "unemployment rate" refers to U-3, which is also called "the official unemployment rate" by the BLS. https://www.bls.gov/news.rel

If otherwise unspecified, the "unemployment rate" refers to U-3, which is also called "the official unemployment rate" by the BLS. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm