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Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 275,000 in February, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent. The unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage point to 3.9 percent in February, and the number of unemployed people increased by 334,000 to 6.5 million. Job gains occurred in health care, in government, in food services and drinking places, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, and social assistance. Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry. In January, the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for the third month in a row, and the number of unemployed people was little changed at 6.1 million. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in December The federal unemployment rate was unchanged 3.7 percent. Employment continued to trend up in government, health care, social assistance, and construction, while transportation and warehousing lost jobs. The unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in December, and the number of unemployed persons was unchanged at 6.3 million. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in October. The federal unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in health care and government. Employment also increased in manufacturing, reflecting the return of workers from a strike. Employment in retail trade declined. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.7 percent in November, and the number of unemployed persons showed little change at 6.3 million. Read More

Quick Facts: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 150,000 in October. The federal unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, government, and social assistance. Employment declined in manufacturing due to strike activity. The unemployment rate, at 3.9 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 6.5 million, changed little in October. Read More

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

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

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

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