Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing.
State unemployment rates can be found here.
National Unemployment Rates | 2008 - 2024
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
2024 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
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2023 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
2022 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2021 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
2020 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
14.8 |
13.3 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
2019 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2018 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
2017 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
2016 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
2015 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
2014 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
2013 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
2012 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
2011 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
2010 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.3 |
2009 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
2008 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics