Employment Rate in the United States decreased to 60 percent in March from 61.10 percent in February of 2020.

Employment Rate in the United States averaged 59.27 percent from 1948 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 64.70 percent in April of 2000 and a record low of 54.90 percent in October of 1949. This page provides - United States Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Employment Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on May of 2020.

Employment Rate in the United States is expected to be 61.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Employment Rate in the United States to stand at 60.80 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Employment Rate is projected to trend around 60.40 percent in 2021, according to our econometric models.

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United States Employment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
60.00 61.10 64.70 54.90 1948 - 2020 percent Monthly
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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.40 3.50 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls -701.00 275.00 1118.00 -1959.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private -713.00 242.00 1092.00 -1766.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 12.00 33.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls -18.00 13.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 3169.00 3846.00 6867.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 22647.00 18011.00 22647.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change -20236.00 -149.00 314.00 -20236.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 155772.00 158759.00 158803.00 57172.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 7140.00 5787.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.40 0.30 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.20 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.70 63.40 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.71 0.67 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.30 7.70 19.50 4.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 112.96 111.65 112.96 17.00 points [+]
Productivity 107.60 108.28 108.28 25.99 points [+]
Job Vacancies 6597.00 6912.00 7746.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 6882.00 7012.00 7520.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 671129.00 222288.00 671129.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 24.07 23.97 24.07 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 22.59 22.52 22.59 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth -0.78 3.26 13.78 -5.88 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.80 0.70 2.00 0.20 percent [+]
Population 329.13 327.17 329.13 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Employment Rate 60.00 61.10 64.70 54.90 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 129298.00 131109.00 131755.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Living Wage Family 2380.00 2270.00 2380.00 2160.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1660.00 1560.00 1660.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 4173.50 5035.00 5790.25 179.00 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 26553.00 27726.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1960.00 1760.00 2340.00 1760.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4520.00 4330.00 4950.00 4330.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Employment Rate
In United States, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.