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September 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 336,000 in September. The federal unemployment rate was even at 3.8 percent. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality; government; health care; professional, scientific, and technical services; and social assistance. The unemployment rate held at 3.8 percent in September. Read More

Sean Malady
October 16, 2023
3 min read

August 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in June. The federal unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 3.8 percent. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, social assistance, and construction. Employment in transportation and warehousing declined. The unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 3.8 percent in August. Read More

Sean Malady
September 21, 2023
3 min read

July 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in July. The federal unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point to 3.5 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, financial activities, and wholesale trade. The unemployment rate has ranged from 3.4 percent to 3.7 percent since March 2022. Read More

Sean Malady
August 16, 2023
3 min read

June 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in June. The federal unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point to 3.6 percent. Employment continued to trend up in government, health care, social assistance, and construction. The unemployment rate has ranged from 3.4 percent to 3.7 percent since March 2022. Read More

Sean Malady
July 12, 2023
3 min read

May 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 in May. The federal unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, government, health care, construction, transportation and warehousing, and social assistance. The unemployment rate has ranged from 3.4 percent to 3.7 percent since March Read More

Sean Malady
June 8, 2023
3 min read

April 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 253,000 in April. The Federal unemployment rate edged down to 3.4 percent. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance. Both the unemployment rate, at 3.4 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 5.7 million, changed little in April. Read More

Sean Malady
May 16, 2023
3 min read

March 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 236,000 in March. The Federal unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, government, professional and business services, and health care. Both the unemployment rate, at 3.5 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 5.8 million, changed little in March. Read More

Sean Malady
April 10, 2023
3 min read

February 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 311,000 in February. The Federal unemployment rate edged up to 3.6 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, retail trade, government, and health care. Employment declined in information and in transportation and warehousing. Both the unemployment rate, at 3.6 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 5.9 million, edged up in February. Read More

Sean Malady
March 17, 2023
3 min read

January 2023 Job Report Snapshot

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 517,000 in January. The federal unemployment rate edged down to 3.4 percent. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and health care. The employment-population ratio increased by 0.2 percentage points over the month to 60.1 percent and the labor force participation rate was little changed at 62.4 percent. Read More

Sean Malady
February 9, 2023
3 min read