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Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 27 large areas had unemployment rate decreases from June 2025 to June 2026, 26 had increases, and 3 had no change. The largest rate decrease occurred in Columbus, Ohio (−1.2 percentage points). The largest rate increase occurred in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut (1.3 percentage points).

During 2025, the job openings rate averaged 5.5 percent in Georgia and 5.4 percent in Alaska. Average job openings rates were also 5.0 percent or higher in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. Job openings rates averaged under 4.0 percent in six states: California, Hawaii, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada and Washington. Nationally, the job openings rate averaged 4.3 percent in 2025.

The culinary method of cooking food over a fire has evolved over thousands of years. Grilling today takes many forms, both indoors and outdoors, using charcoal, gas, pellets, planks, or chopped wood. For most, price plays a part in deciding what to throw on the grill.

Among major industries in June 2026, telework rates were highest in financial activities (52.5 percent), information (47.2 percent), and professional and business services (41.8 percent). The telework rate measures the number of people who teleworked or worked at home for pay as a percentage of people who were working.