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Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in December. The unemployment edges down to 3.5 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, construction, and social assistance. 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 62.3 percent. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in November. The unemployment rate remained the same at 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, and government. Employment declined in retail trade and in transportation and warehousing. Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.1 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.9 percent, were little changed in November. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 261,000 in October. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in health care, professional and technical services, and manufacturing. The labor force participation rate, at 62.2 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.0 percent, were about unchanged in October. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in September. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality and in health care. The labor force participation rate was little changed at 62.3 percent in September, and the employment-population ratio was unchanged at 60.1 percent. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 315,000 in August. The unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade. The number of unemployed persons increased 344,000 to 6 million. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 1.1 million in August. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in June. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and health care. The number of unemployed persons edged down to 5.7 million. Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate have returned to their Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 372,000 in June. Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care. The number of unemployed remained essentially unchanged at 5.9 million. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 390,000 in May. Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in retail trade declined. The number of unemployed remained essentially unchanged at 6 million. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 428,000 in April. Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. The number of unemployed remained essentially unchanged at 5.9 million. The number of long-term unemployed Read More