Employment rate in the United States decreased to 58.9 percent in July 2026 from 59 percent in June, the lowest since September 2021. 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	0.10	0.30	percent	Jul 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY	3.20	3.40	percent	Jul 2026
Average Weekly Hours	34.30	34.30	Hours	Jul 2026
Employed Persons	162177.00	162264.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Cost Index	0.90	0.90	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Cost - Benefits	1.00	1.20	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Cost - Wages	0.90	0.80	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Rate	58.90	59.00	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment	133553.00	133659.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Government Payrolls	-53.00	-10.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges	1766.00	1761.00	Thousand	Jun 2026
JOLTs Job Openings	7359.00	7537.00	Thousand	Jun 2026
JOLTs Job Quits	3232.00	3153.00	Thousand	Jun 2026
Job Quits Rate	2.00	2.00	Percent	Jun 2026
Job Openings	7140.00	7500.00	Thousand	Jun 2026
Participation Rate	61.40	61.50	percent	Jul 2026
Labour Costs	123.78	123.22	points	Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.05	1.14	percent	Jul 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	5.00	11.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	-23.00	20.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	30.00	30.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Nonfarm Productivity	1.40	0.80	percent	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	28764.00	28626.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Productivity	120.02	119.59	points	Jun 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate	7.90	7.90	percent	Jul 2026
Unemployed Persons	6916.00	7094.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.10	4.20	percent	Jul 2026
Unit Labour Costs	1.30	1.30	percent	Jun 2026
Wages	32.40	32.36	USD/Hour	Jul 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	30.35	30.32	USD/Hour	Jul 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.50	9.20	percent	Jul 2026