3 weeks ago - Updated: Dec 16, 2025 8:19 AM CST · Next Release Date: Jan 9, 2026 · Units: Percent, Seasonally Adjusted · Frequency: Monthly · Fullscreen · Share Graph · Custom Graph Link · Embed in Website · Graph Image Link · Account Tools · Add to Data List · Get Email Notification · &nbsp · Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Release: Employment Situation · Units: Percent, Seasonally Adjusted · Frequency: Monthly · The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force.

The establishment survey · measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the · concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note. ... the jobless rate was 4.2 percent, and the number of unemployed people was 7.1 ...

The US unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in August of 2025 from 4.2% in the previous month, aligning with market expectations to reflect the highest proportion of joblessness since October of 2021. The number of unemployed increased by 148 thousand to 7.384 million in the period.

The monthly unemployment rate in the United States reached 4.1 percent in October 2024.

October 24, 2025 - This pattern underscores how scarring ... to rebound. The long-term unemployment rate’s jump from 21.5% in August 2024 to 25.7% in August 2025 is the fastest 12-month increase since the pandemic....

3 weeks ago - ... The US labor market grew even more exclusive in November. Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, and the economy added 64,000 jobs last month, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday.

1. The Unemployment Compensation program for Federal Employees (UCFE) and the Unemployment · Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) exclude claims filed jointly under other programs to avoid · duplication. 2. Rate is not seasonally adjusted. The source of U.S. total covered employment is BLS. 8 · UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 20, 2025 ·

In November 2025, the unemployment rate, at 4.6 percent, was little changed from September. The November 2025 rate was higher than the previous November, when the jobless rate was 4.2 percent.

2 weeks ago - Zero unemployment has never come close to happening – the lowest US unemployment rate ever recorded was 2.5%, last achieved in June 1953. The reason the unemployment rate has risen to 4.6% from 4% when Trump took office is because there were ...

United States - Unemployment Rate was 4.40% in September of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate reached a record high of 14.80 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.50 in May of 1953. Trading Economics provides the current actual ...

3 weeks ago - 16 December 2025 · ShareSave · ... for debate among central bankers. The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, up from 4.4% in September, according to Labor Department figures on Tuesday...

The True Rate of Unemployment (TRU), as defined by LISEP, measures the percentage of the U.S. labor force that is functionally unemployed. ... Select any point on the chart to see the True Rate of Unemployment for that month.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases unemployment data for U.S. metropolitan areas approximately one month after the national-level figures for the same reference period. For example, the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for August 2025 is scheduled for release on October 1, 2025, approximately one month after the national data was published.

3 weeks ago - Job growth totaled a seasonally adjusted 64,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 45,000 and up from a sharp decline in October. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, more than expected and its highest level since September 2021.

The unemployment rate inched up to 4.6%, its highest level since 2021. Additionally, the number of new non-farm jobs (a relatively volatile number subject to extensive revisions) came in at 64,000.

3 weeks ago - The total number of jobs increased by 64,000 in November and decreased by 105,000 in October, while the unemployment rate in November increased to 4.6 percent, from 4.4 percent in September.

1 week ago - A jobless rate tracker from the ... of this year even as the formal unemployment rate has climbed from 3.7% in January to November's 4.6%. The lack of correlation in movement between the two data points is very unusual, and stands ...

May 7, 2025 - US unemployment holds at 4.2% in April 2025. Job growth steady but uneven; key sectors expand while long-term joblessness rises.

2 weeks ago - The nationwide unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but was much higher for certain groups. Employer demand is increasingly concentrated among healthcare fields, squeezing out workers who don’t ...