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Icon for www.nerdwallet.comNerdWallet · Dec 3, 2022

Current Unemployment Rate and Other Jobs Report Findings

according to the BLS. The report says that April’s gains are aligned with the average monthly gain of 152,000 over the previous 12 months. The current unemployment rate is 4.2% for April ...
Engineering News-Record · 5d

BLS: Construction Unemployment Rates Show No Change Year-Over-Year

Despite the current economic uncertainty, construction unemployment numbers remain low, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) unemployment rate was 5.4% in March, the same rate recorded in March 2024.
Icon for www.forbes.comForbes · 14d

Unemployment Rates By State: See Your State Rank

The unemployment rate gives a big-picture measure of the labor market. But there are other measures that offer a more detailed jobs picture. For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities · 4d

More Than the Unemployment Rate: What Metrics to Watch for on Jobs Day

The unemployment rate is an important indicator, but it is not the only one to watch. By itself, it doesn’t paint a full picture of the labor market, and it leaves out people who have left the labor force and masks the labor market dynamics of different groups.
Seeking Alpha on MSN.com · 3d

Nonfarm payrolls rise more than expected in April, unemployment holds at 4.2%

April Nonfarm Payrolls: +177K vs. +130K consensus and +185K in March (revised from +228K). Unemployment rate: 4.2% vs. 4.2% consensus and 4.2% prior. Average hourly earnings: +0.2% M/M vs. +0.3% consensus and +0.3% prior. Y/Y, +3.8% vs. +3.9% expected and +3.8% prior.
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Nov 20, 2020

See Your State's September 2022 Unemployment Rate

Unemployment rates were lower in September in 11 states and the District of Columbia, higher in nine states and stable in 30 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Oct. 21.
Icon for www.nationalreview.comNational Review · Apr 22, 2021

Unemployment in Red and Blue States

That said, state governors and the current ... BLS seasonally-adjusted unemployment figures for March, 2021, the pattern is striking: Eleven states plus the District of Columbia have unemployment ...
TheStreet on MSN.com · 3d

Surprising April jobs report sends markets rebounding

The U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics posted on May 2. The figure is much stronger than the economists' expectations of 135,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2%. The strong April employment report led Bitcoin recovering to the $97,000 price level.
FXStreet · 3d

Breaking: US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 177,000 in April vs. 130,000 expected

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the United States (US) rose by 177,000 in April, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. This reading followed the 185,000 increase (revised from 228,000) reported in March and came in better than the analysts' estimate of 130,000.
Barron's · 3d

Jobs Report Today: Trump Calls Again for Rate Cuts After Strong April Hiring, Steady Unemployment

The Fed angle: The odds of an interest-rate cut in May dipped after the report.
Icon for www.military.comMilitary.com · Apr 4, 2025

Veteran Jobless Rate a Bright Spot as Outlook on Federal Jobs, Economy Turns Grim

The unemployment rate for the general population ticked up from 4.1% to 4.2% while the rate for all veterans dropped from 4.1% to 3.8%, the BLS said. The rate for the post-9/11 generation of ...
Icon for www.wral.comWRAL · Apr 4, 2025

The US economy added 228,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate ticked up

The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 228,000 jobs in March, a significant increase from February’s downwardly revised gains of 117,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data ...
Icon for www.morningstar.comMorningstar · Apr 4, 2025

March Jobs Report: 228,000 Gain, Above Expectations, but Revisions Weaken Trend

The unemployment rate was little changed at 4.2% in March, the BLS said. Economists forecast that the US economy added 125,000 jobs in March and for the unemployment rate to come in at 4.2% ...
Icon for www.thestreet.comTheStreet.com · Aug 11, 2022

What is the unemployment rate? Definition, measurement & economic importance

Unemployment data is collected every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics ... The unemployment rate is measured via the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (or CPS), which collects ...
Icon for www.kiplinger.comKiplinger · Aug 4, 2023

Jobs Report Shows Pace of Hiring Slowed in July: What the Experts Are Saying

The unemployment rate has ranged from 3.4% to 3.7% since March 2022, the BLS notes. Profit and prosper ... magazine's Dubious Achievements Awards. In his current role at Kiplinger, Dan writes ...