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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

2025

156,382 157,157 157,540 158,368 159,032 159,299 158,267 158,424 158,729 159,355 159,571 (p)159,363 (p)158,457

2026

(p)156,714                        

Mining and Logging

2025

615 616 615 617 618 621 617 616 609 610 607 (p)602 (p)614

2026

(p)596                        

Construction

2025

7,938 7,967 8,049 8,190 8,326 8,445 8,476 8,452 8,401 8,413 8,344 (p)8,201 (p)8,267

2026

(p)7,988                        

Manufacturing

2025

12,598 12,626 12,620 12,623 12,642 12,707 12,693 12,672 12,623 12,606 12,589 (p)12,602 (p)12,633

2026

(p)12,516                        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2025

28,760 28,605 28,554 28,543 28,631 28,725 28,666 28,620 28,596 28,757 29,094 (p)29,355 (p)28,742

2026

(p)28,550                        

Information

2025

2,851 2,862 2,856 2,854 2,863 2,882 2,882 2,879 2,852 2,851 2,844 (p)2,867 (p)2,862

2026

(p)2,801                        

Financial Activities

2025

9,145 9,152 9,145 9,156 9,186 9,239 9,278 9,238 9,190 9,200 9,202 (p)9,220 (p)9,196

2026

(p)9,117                        

Professional & Business Services

2025

22,085 22,208 22,220 22,450 22,493 22,534 22,511 22,492 22,433 22,588 22,532 (p)22,442 (p)22,416

2026

(p)22,056                        

Private Education and Health Services

2025

26,865 27,170 27,231 27,340 27,274 27,117 27,112 27,186 27,442 27,722 27,830 (p)27,762 (p)27,338

2026

(p)27,654                        

Leisure & Hospitality

2025

16,136 16,207 16,406 16,704 17,162 17,540 17,599 17,526 17,022 16,916 16,726 (p)16,666 (p)16,884

2026

(p)16,272                        

Other Services

2025

5,903 5,920 5,950 5,980 6,021 6,061 6,067 6,059 5,993 6,003 6,007 (p)6,001 (p)5,997

2026

(p)5,957                        

Government

2025

23,486 23,824 23,894 23,911 23,816 23,428 22,366 22,684 23,568 23,689 23,796 (p)23,645 (p)23,509

2026

(p)23,207                        

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

2025

(1)169,814 170,116 170,653 170,650 170,216 171,343 171,646 171,035 171,217 (2)- 171,467 170,723 (3)170,807

2026

171,031                        

Employment

2025

(1)162,347 162,544 163,412 164,069 163,401 163,883 163,799 163,288 163,894 (2)- 164,066 163,720 (3)163,493

2026

163,090                        

Unemployment

2025

7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 (2)- 7,401 7,003 (3)7,314

2026

7,941                        

Unemployment Rate

2025

4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 (2)- 4.3 4.1 (3)4.3

2026

4.6                        

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.