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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Payroll employment edges up by 115,000 in April; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%
05/08/2026
Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, transportation
and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline.
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