The Employment Situation

(11-05-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down by 0.2 percentage point

(10-08-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to

(09-03-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to

(08-02-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 943,000 in July, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.5 percentage point to

(07-02-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 850,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.9 percent,

(06-04-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 559,000 in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to

(05-07-21) Summary – The bumpy road of fully re-opening an economy after a pandemic was on full display in April.

(04-02-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 916,000 in March, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.0 percent, the

(03-05-21) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 379,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent,