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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

2025

158,268 158,310 158,377 158,485 158,498 158,478 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432

2026

(p)158,558 (p)158,466                    

Mining and Logging

2025

622 622 620 622 618 616 610 607 605 606 605 604

2026

(p)602 (p)600                    

Construction

2025

8,264 8,267 8,273 8,271 8,269 8,267 8,261 8,239 8,255 8,243 8,279 8,272

2026

(p)8,320 (p)8,309                    

Manufacturing

2025

12,673 12,671 12,666 12,662 12,651 12,636 12,625 12,615 12,612 12,603 12,593 12,580

2026

(p)12,585 (p)12,573                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2025

28,795 28,806 28,792 28,783 28,765 28,741 28,744 28,743 28,725 28,714 28,649 28,616

2026

(p)28,617 (p)28,615                    

Information

2025

2,877 2,876 2,867 2,865 2,864 2,863 2,861 2,860 2,859 2,853 2,848 2,842

2026

(p)2,823 (p)2,812                    

Financial Activities

2025

9,187 9,199 9,201 9,205 9,211 9,204 9,204 9,185 9,189 9,184 9,185 9,186

2026

(p)9,156 (p)9,166                    

Professional & Business Services

2025

22,480 22,473 22,457 22,470 22,450 22,419 22,403 22,375 22,359 22,335 22,391 22,372

2026

(p)22,390 (p)22,385                    

Private Education and Health Services

2025

27,006 27,064 27,132 27,216 27,276 27,325 27,412 27,435 27,489 27,533 27,589 27,627

2026

(p)27,756 (p)27,722                    

Leisure & Hospitality

2025

16,832 16,796 16,823 16,836 16,839 16,837 16,848 16,870 16,907 16,948 16,936 16,961

2026

(p)16,949 (p)16,922                    

Other Services

2025

5,975 5,977 5,987 5,987 5,994 5,984 5,989 6,008 6,005 5,999 6,015 6,023

2026

(p)6,031 (p)6,039                    

Government

2025

23,557 23,559 23,559 23,568 23,561 23,586 23,585 23,535 23,543 23,390 23,359 23,349

2026

(p)23,329 (p)23,323                    

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

2025

(1)170,696 170,441 170,641 171,054 170,492 170,380 170,412 170,750 171,261 (2)- 171,541 171,495

2026

(3)170,465 170,483                    

Employment

2025

(1)163,831 163,338 163,509 163,898 163,244 163,327 163,140 163,370 163,656 (2)- 163,760 163,992

2026

(3)163,097 162,912                    

Unemployment

2025

6,865 7,104 7,132 7,155 7,248 7,054 7,272 7,380 7,605 (2)- 7,781 7,503

2026

(3)7,368 7,571                    

Unemployment Rate

2025

4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 (2)- 4.5 4.4

2026

(3)4.3 4.4                    

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.