Unemployment rate
Unemployed people as a share of the civilian labor force, age 16 and older (U-3).
4.10PercentAugust 2026 · BLS
U.S. Employment Data: Jobs, Unemployment & Wages
Follow employment, unemployment, pay and the demand for workers.
The household survey counts people. The establishment survey counts payroll jobs. Openings are a stock; hires and quits are monthly flows.
U-6 labor underutilization
Unemployed people, marginally attached workers and people working part time for economic reasons, relative to the labor force plus marginally attached workers.
7.70PercentAugust 2026 · BLS
Labor-force participation
People employed or unemployed as a share of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and older.
61.60PercentAugust 2026 · BLS
Employment-population ratio
Employed people as a share of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and older.
59.10PercentAugust 2026 · BLS
Prime-age employment-population ratio
Employed people as a share of the civilian noninstitutional population ages 25 through 54.
80.40PercentAugust 2026 · BLS
Nonfarm payroll employment
Jobs on nonfarm establishment payrolls, including private employers and government.
162.00Thousands of jobsAugust 2026 · BLS
Average hourly earnings
Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
3.09PercentAugust 2026 · BLS
Average weekly hours
Average weekly hours of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
34.40Hours per weekAugust 2026 · BLS
Employment Cost Index
Employment costs for total compensation of civilian workers, including wages, salaries and benefits.
3.38PercentQ2 2026 · BLS
Job openings
Positions open on the last business day of the month across total nonfarm establishments.
7,079.00Thousands of jobsAugust 2026 · BLS
Hires
Additions to payrolls during the month across total nonfarm establishments.
5,192.00Thousands of jobsAugust 2026 · BLS
Quits
Voluntary separations initiated by employees during the month across total nonfarm establishments.
3,066.00Thousands of jobsAugust 2026 · BLS
Initial unemployment insurance claims
New claims for unemployment insurance benefits under regular state programs during a week.
197,000.00ClaimsSep 19, 2026 · DOL
Continued unemployment insurance claims
Continued weeks of unemployment insurance benefits claimed under regular state programs.
1,719,000.00ClaimsSep 12, 2026 · DOL
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