Job Market Reports of USA

Official U.S. labor market data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Total Nonfarm Employment (thousands)

159,626k

Total nonfarm employment counts payroll jobs across the U.S. economy, excluding farm work and private household employment.

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Unemployment Rate (%)

4.4%

The unemployment rate measures the share of the labor force that is jobless, available for work, and actively seeking employment.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

62.4%

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population age 16+ that is working or actively looking for work.

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Avg Hourly Earnings, Total Private ($)

$36.67

Average hourly earnings for private sector employees capture nominal wage trends across nonfarm businesses.

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Avg Weekly Hours, Total Private (hrs)

34.20

Average weekly hours track the typical workweek length for private sector production and nonsupervisory workers.

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CPI-U: All Items (Index)

324.37

The CPI for All Urban Consumers tracks price changes for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

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CPI-U: Core (Index)

330.54

Core CPI excludes food and energy to better capture underlying inflation trends.

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Manufacturing Avg Hourly Earnings ($)

$29.23

Average hourly earnings in manufacturing highlight pay dynamics in goods-producing industries.

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Trade/Trans/Utilities Avg Hourly Earnings ($)

$37.44

Average hourly earnings in trade, transportation, and utilities show wage trends in major service sectors.

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Employment-Population Ratio (%)

4,579.0%

The employment–population ratio is the share of the civilian population age 16+ that is currently employed.

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Avg Hourly Earnings, Prod/Nonsup ($)

$36.60

Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees offer a long-running gauge of typical worker pay.

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Nonfarm Business Productivity (%)

3.3%

Nonfarm business productivity gauges output per hour worked and is a primary driver of long-run wage growth.