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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 139,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance. Federal government continued to lose jobs. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) decreased over the month by 218,000 to 1.5 million. Read More

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent in April and has remained in a narrow range of 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent since May 2024. The number of unemployed people, at 7.2 million, changed little in April. Read More

Both the unemployment rate, at 4.2 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.1 million, changed little in March. Job gains occurred in health care, in social assistance, and in transportation Read More

Both the unemployment rate, at 4.1 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.1 million, changed little in February. Employment trended up in health care, finance, transportation and warehousing, and social assistance. Read More

The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0 percent in January. The number of unemployed people, at 6.8 million, changed little over the month. Read More

The unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent in December. The number of unemployed people, at 6.9 million, also changed little in December. Read More

The unemployment rate at 4.2 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.1 million, changed little in November. Read More

The unemployment rate at 4.1 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7 million, changed little in October. Employment continued to trend up in health care and government. Temporary help services lost jobs. Read More

Quick Facts: The unemployment rate at 4.1 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 6.8 million, changed little in September. Read More