Employment Rate in the United States decreased to 59.10 percent in April from 59.20 percent in March of 2026. Employment Rate in the United States averaged 59.26 percent from 1948 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 64.70 percent in April of 2000 and a record low of 51.20 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM	0.20	0.20	percent	Apr 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY	3.60	3.40	percent	Apr 2026
Average Weekly Hours	34.30	34.20	Hours	Apr 2026
Employed Persons	162622.00	162848.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Employment Cost Index	0.90	0.70	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Cost - Benefits	1.20	0.80	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Cost - Wages	0.80	0.70	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	59.10	59.20	percent	Apr 2026
Full Time Employment	134252.00	134676.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Government Payrolls	-8.00	-5.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges	1867.00	1714.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
JOLTs Job Openings	6866.00	6922.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
JOLTs Job Quits	3171.00	3046.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Job Quits Rate	2.00	1.90	Percent	Mar 2026
Job Openings	6685.00	6679.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Participation Rate	61.80	61.90	percent	Apr 2026
Labour Costs	122.55	121.72	points	Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.08	1.07	percent	Apr 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	-2.00	15.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	115.00	185.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	123.00	190.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Nonfarm Productivity	0.80	1.60	percent	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	28413.00	28290.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Productivity	119.58	119.35	points	Mar 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate	8.20	8.00	percent	Apr 2026
Unemployed Persons	7373.00	7239.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.30	4.30	percent	Apr 2026
Unit Labour Costs	2.30	4.60	percent	Mar 2026
Wages	32.23	32.12	USD/Hour	Apr 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	30.10	29.97	USD/Hour	Apr 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.50	8.50	percent	Apr 2026