United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
United States |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2024 |
157,049 |
157,271 |
157,517 |
157,635 |
157,828 |
157,915 |
158,003 |
158,074 |
158,314 |
158,358 |
158,619 |
158,942 |
2025 |
159,053 |
159,155 |
159,275 |
159,433 |
159,452 |
159,439 |
159,511 |
159,485 |
159,593 |
159,420 |
159,476 |
159,526 |
Mining and Logging |
|
2024 |
632 |
633 |
637 |
630 |
624 |
623 |
623 |
622 |
624 |
623 |
625 |
624 |
2025 |
621 |
625 |
624 |
626 |
622 |
620 |
616 |
614 |
611 |
612 |
610 |
608 |
Construction |
|
2024 |
8,113 |
8,136 |
8,170 |
8,173 |
8,188 |
8,203 |
8,214 |
8,237 |
8,267 |
8,268 |
8,274 |
8,289 |
2025 |
8,286 |
8,298 |
8,303 |
8,303 |
8,305 |
8,303 |
8,300 |
8,280 |
8,305 |
8,292 |
8,314 |
8,303 |
Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
12,866 |
12,853 |
12,838 |
12,847 |
12,849 |
12,839 |
12,840 |
12,800 |
12,800 |
12,750 |
12,770 |
12,760 |
2025 |
12,755 |
12,763 |
12,764 |
12,764 |
12,753 |
12,736 |
12,727 |
12,716 |
12,711 |
12,702 |
12,700 |
12,692 |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
28,819 |
28,856 |
28,891 |
28,916 |
28,935 |
28,926 |
28,919 |
28,912 |
28,943 |
28,933 |
28,952 |
29,033 |
2025 |
29,087 |
29,109 |
29,101 |
29,099 |
29,088 |
29,075 |
29,071 |
29,073 |
29,072 |
29,041 |
28,999 |
28,966 |
Information |
|
2024 |
2,966 |
2,963 |
2,959 |
2,952 |
2,953 |
2,953 |
2,936 |
2,929 |
2,929 |
2,922 |
2,927 |
2,944 |
2025 |
2,940 |
2,940 |
2,938 |
2,939 |
2,941 |
2,938 |
2,932 |
2,927 |
2,924 |
2,917 |
2,914 |
2,914 |
Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
9,165 |
9,155 |
9,152 |
9,152 |
9,159 |
9,167 |
9,164 |
9,170 |
9,175 |
9,178 |
9,194 |
9,206 |
2025 |
9,220 |
9,235 |
9,238 |
9,243 |
9,250 |
9,244 |
9,245 |
9,230 |
9,236 |
9,237 |
9,237 |
9,244 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
22,667 |
22,661 |
22,637 |
22,645 |
22,656 |
22,639 |
22,623 |
22,591 |
22,575 |
22,541 |
22,578 |
22,614 |
2025 |
22,579 |
22,594 |
22,583 |
22,610 |
22,587 |
22,563 |
22,550 |
22,537 |
22,529 |
22,513 |
22,526 |
22,517 |
Private Education and Health Services |
|
2024 |
26,031 |
26,127 |
26,214 |
26,308 |
26,387 |
26,464 |
26,525 |
26,590 |
26,688 |
26,775 |
26,848 |
26,931 |
2025 |
26,993 |
27,058 |
27,123 |
27,208 |
27,278 |
27,329 |
27,409 |
27,443 |
27,499 |
27,540 |
27,599 |
27,640 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
16,720 |
16,735 |
16,772 |
16,768 |
16,791 |
16,783 |
16,792 |
16,818 |
16,869 |
16,878 |
16,932 |
16,979 |
2025 |
16,965 |
16,931 |
16,976 |
16,994 |
17,021 |
17,016 |
17,025 |
17,048 |
17,090 |
17,123 |
17,120 |
17,167 |
Other Services |
|
2024 |
5,917 |
5,928 |
5,946 |
5,954 |
5,963 |
5,974 |
5,975 |
5,975 |
5,982 |
5,983 |
5,995 |
6,002 |
2025 |
6,015 |
6,015 |
6,032 |
6,029 |
6,039 |
6,033 |
6,038 |
6,055 |
6,050 |
6,051 |
6,059 |
6,064 |
Government |
|
2024 |
23,153 |
23,224 |
23,301 |
23,290 |
23,323 |
23,344 |
23,392 |
23,430 |
23,462 |
23,507 |
23,524 |
23,560 |
2025 |
23,592 |
23,587 |
23,593 |
23,618 |
23,568 |
23,582 |
23,598 |
23,562 |
23,566 |
23,392 |
23,398 |
23,411 |
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)
|
United States |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
167,308 |
167,569 |
167,983 |
167,923 |
167,807 |
168,034 |
168,395 |
168,492 |
168,662 |
168,395 |
168,248 |
168,506 |
2025 |
170,696 |
170,441 |
170,641 |
171,054 |
170,492 |
170,380 |
170,412 |
170,750 |
171,261 |
- |
171,541 |
171,495 |
Employment |
|
2024 |
161,133 |
161,083 |
161,462 |
161,438 |
161,180 |
161,152 |
161,297 |
161,429 |
161,813 |
161,444 |
161,159 |
161,586 |
2025 |
163,831 |
163,338 |
163,509 |
163,898 |
163,244 |
163,327 |
163,140 |
163,370 |
163,656 |
- |
163,760 |
163,992 |
Unemployment |
|
2024 |
6,175 |
6,486 |
6,521 |
6,486 |
6,627 |
6,881 |
7,098 |
7,063 |
6,849 |
6,951 |
7,089 |
6,920 |
2025 |
6,865 |
7,104 |
7,132 |
7,155 |
7,248 |
7,054 |
7,272 |
7,380 |
7,605 |
- |
7,781 |
7,503 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
2025 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
- |
4.5 |
4.4 |
United States Department of Labor
