# US Jobs · Plover Analytics

> The US unemployment rate, participation, the labor force, nonfarm payrolls and JOLTS job openings, hires and quits, monthly from 1939, from the BLS.

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## US jobs and unemployment

Latest reading, September 2026: Unemployment rate 4.2%; Nonfarm payrolls (thousands) 159,044 thousands; Participation rate 61.8%.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | Unemployment rate (%) | Nonfarm payrolls (thousands) (thousands) | Participation rate (%) | Job openings (thousands) (thousands) | Unemployment rate · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Sep 2026 | 4.2 | 159,044 | 61.8 | — | −4.5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1 | 159,015 | 61.6 | 7,079 | −4.7 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.1 | 158,882 | 61.4 | 7,335 | −4.7 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.2 | 158,892 | 61.5 | 7,182 | 2.4 |
| May 2026 | 4.3 | 158,861 | 61.8 | 7,537 | 0.0 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.3 | 158,798 | 61.8 | 7,585 | 2.4 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.3 | 158,650 | 61.9 | 6,887 | 2.4 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4 | 158,436 | 62.0 | 6,922 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.3 | 158,592 | 62.1 | 7,240 | 7.5 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4 | 158,432 | 62.4 | 6,550 | 7.3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.5 | 158,449 | 62.5 | 6,846 | 7.1 |
| Oct 2025 | — | 158,408 | — | 7,170 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 4.4 | 158,548 | 62.5 | 7,169 | 7.3 |

YoY: (index[t] / index[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published index values.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. · Data through September 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/us-labour/overview · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/us-labour/observations?series=LNS14000000&format=csv

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