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United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2024

154,942 156,007 156,612 157,438 158,256 158,722 157,771 158,070 158,527 159,352 159,882 159,923 157,959

2025

157,095 (p)157,950 (p)158,506                    

Mining and Logging

2024

621 623 630 624 624 627 630 631 629 628 626 623 626

2025

619 (p)619 (p)618                    

Construction

2024

7,779 7,832 7,939 8,089 8,237 8,378 8,430 8,458 8,410 8,424 8,343 8,219 8,212

2025

7,955 (p)7,989 (p)8,079                    

Manufacturing

2024

12,781 12,800 12,790 12,801 12,829 12,908 12,904 12,868 12,815 12,749 12,775 12,786 12,817

2025

12,676 (p)12,709 (p)12,710                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

28,722 28,605 28,614 28,656 28,794 28,914 28,857 28,804 28,834 29,023 29,455 29,799 28,923

2025

29,015 (p)28,881 (p)28,911                    

Information

2024

2,924 2,939 2,940 2,934 2,939 2,967 2,960 2,956 2,928 2,925 2,938 2,964 2,943

2025

2,905 (p)2,922 (p)2,922                    

Financial Activities

2024

9,114 9,096 9,094 9,097 9,126 9,200 9,239 9,229 9,180 9,202 9,210 9,235 9,169

2025

9,173 (p)9,185 (p)9,188                    

Professional & Business Services

2024

22,282 22,392 22,396 22,593 22,682 22,741 22,730 22,714 22,664 22,771 22,773 22,707 22,620

2025

22,193 (p)22,330 (p)22,357                    

Private Education and Health Services

2024

25,867 26,248 26,325 26,427 26,375 26,265 26,215 26,322 26,643 26,973 27,127 27,093 26,490

2025

26,857 (p)27,160 (p)27,232                    

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

15,980 16,116 16,362 16,640 17,076 17,488 17,562 17,467 16,966 16,833 16,655 16,672 16,818

2025

16,263 (p)16,355 (p)16,572                    

Other Services

2024

5,839 5,869 5,905 5,943 5,983 6,049 6,053 6,025 5,968 5,980 5,991 5,982 5,966

2025

5,939 (p)5,958 (p)5,996                    

Government

2024

23,033 23,487 23,617 23,634 23,591 23,185 22,191 22,596 23,490 23,844 23,989 23,843 23,375

2025

23,500 (p)23,842 (p)23,921                    

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(not seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)

United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2024

(1)166,428 167,285 167,960 167,484 167,576 169,007 169,723 168,763 168,569 168,569 168,164 167,746 168,106

2025

(1)169,814 170,116 170,653                    

Employment

2024

(1)159,650 160,315 161,356 161,590 161,341 161,774 162,038 161,348 162,046 161,938 161,456 161,294 161,346

2025

(1)162,347 162,544 163,412                    

Unemployment

2024

6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 6,761

2025

7,467 7,572 7,242                    

Unemployment Rate

2024

4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0

2025

4.4 4.5 4.2                    

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.