TED: The Economics Daily

Job openings rates increased in 2 states and were little changed in 48 states and the District of Columbia in August 2025. The increases in job openings rates occurred in Florida and Illinois (+0.6 percentage point each).

There were 38.2 million eldercare providers age 15 and older in 2023–2024. Eldercare providers are people who provide unpaid care or assistance to someone age 65 or older who needed help because of a condition related to aging. Individuals ages 55 to 64 were more likely than those in other age groups to provide eldercare (24 percent). Individuals ages 45 to 54 and 65 and older were the next most likely to provide eldercare, at 19 percent and 17 percent, respectively.

Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 119,000 in September 2025 but has shown little change since April. In September, employment continued to trend up in health care, food services and drinking places, and social assistance. Job losses occurred in transportation and warehousing and in federal government.

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.8 million in September 2025. The long-term unemployed accounted for 23.6 percent of all unemployed people.