Employment Rate in the United States increased to 59.20 percent in May from 59.10 percent in April 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	0.30	0.20	percent	May 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY	3.40	3.60	percent	May 2026
Average Weekly Hours	34.30	34.30	Hours	May 2026
Employed Persons	162771.00	162622.00	Thousand	May 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	59.20	59.10	percent	May 2026
Full Time Employment	134173.00	134252.00	Thousand	May 2026
Government Payrolls	52.00	2.00	Thousand	May 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges	1692.00	1884.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
JOLTs Job Openings	7618.00	6887.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
JOLTs Job Quits	2977.00	3160.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Job Quits Rate	1.90	2.00	Percent	Apr 2026
Job Openings	8176.00	6677.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Participation Rate	61.80	61.80	percent	May 2026
Labour Costs	123.78	123.22	points	Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.17	1.08	percent	May 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	7.00	0.00	Thousand	May 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	172.00	179.00	Thousand	May 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	120.00	177.00	Thousand	May 2026
Nonfarm Productivity	0.30	1.60	percent	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	28679.00	28413.00	Thousand	May 2026
Productivity	119.40	119.35	points	Mar 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate	8.10	8.20	percent	May 2026
Unemployed Persons	7307.00	7373.00	Thousand	May 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.30	4.30	percent	May 2026
Unit Labour Costs	1.80	2.10	percent	Mar 2026
Wages	32.31	32.23	USD/Hour	May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	30.19	30.10	USD/Hour	May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.40	9.50	percent	May 2026