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The number of unemployed persons (6.9 million) and the unemployment rate (4.6 percent) were essentially unchanged in September.
Thus far in 2006, the jobless rate has ranged from 4.6 to 4.8 percent.
Over the month, the unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult women, teenagers, whites, blacks, and Hispanics—showed little or no change. The jobless rate for adult men declined in September.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are seasonally adjusted. More information can be found in "The Employment Situation: September 2006" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 06-1770.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rate in September 2006 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2006/oct/wk2/art02.htm (visited October 31, 2024).