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Line Chart Showing Percent Of Employed Wage And Salary Workers Age 25 Years And Over With 10 Or More Years Of Tenure With Their Current Employer.
30 percent of workers age 25 and over had been with employer 10 or more years, January 2026
October 06, 2026

In January 2026, 30.1 percent of wage and salary workers age 25 and over had 10 or more years of tenure with their current employer, little changed from 30.2 percent in January 2024. Among wage and salary workers age 25 and over, men (31.1 percent) were more likely than women (29.0 percent) to have been with their current employer for a decade or more.

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October 05, 2026
Interactive U.s. Map Of State Umeployment Rates, Seasonally Adjusted, August 2026
The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, in August 2026

In August 2026, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in August, 2.0 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.2 percent. The rate in Ohio (3.3 percent) set a new series low.

October 02, 2026
Line Chart Of U.s. Import Price Indexes For Selected Categories, 12-Month Percent Change. Accessible Version In Chart Data Tab.
Nonfuel import prices rose 5.5 percent for year ending August 2026, largest increase since May 2022

Import prices rose 0.7 percent in August following consecutive declines of 0.3 percent in July and June. Over the year, prices for U.S. imports increased 7.0 percent from August 2025 to August 2026, the largest increase since prices rose 7.7 percent for the 12-month period ended August 2022.

October 01, 2026
Percent Of Weeks People Were Employed From Age 18 To Age 38, By Sex, Race, And Ethnicity
From ages 18 to 38, Americans born from 1957 to 1964 and from 1980 to 1984 were both employed for 76 percent of all weeks

Americans born from 1957 to 1964 and those born from 1980 and 1984 were both employed for 76 percent of the weeks during the time they were between age 18 and 38. Men were employed more weeks from ages 18 to 38 than women. White, non-Hispanic individuals were employed more weeks at these ages than both Black, non-Hispanic and Hispanic or Latino individuals.

September 30, 2026
Horizontal Bar Chart Of Percent Of Civilian Workers Requiring No Prior Work Experience, Selected Occupations In 2025. Accessible Version In Chart Data Tab.
No prior work experience required for 90 percent of workers across 26 occupations in 2025

In 2025, at least 90.0 percent of workers in 26 detailed occupations did not require any prior work experience. Among these occupations were fast food and counter workers and cashiers, with 98.1 percent and 96.5 percent, respectively. By comparison, 56.6 percent of all workers were in jobs that required no prior work experience.