There were 143,000 jobs added to total nonfarm payroll employment in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 7.
Tag: Unemployment
Unemployment Rises to 4.3% in July
Total nonfarm payroll increased by 114,000 in July, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.
Jobs Increase in November, Unemployment Rate at 3.7%
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in November, and the unemployment rate now sits at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
August Jobs Report: 187,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Up to 3.8%
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in August, 187,000 jobs were added. However, the unemployment rate also rose slightly, by 0.3 percentage point, to 3.8%.
MBA Chart of the Week May 12, 2023: Mortgage Delinquency Rate, Unemployment Rate
This week’s chart shows that mortgage delinquencies and the unemployment rate continue to track each other closely.
MBA Chart of the Week May 12, 2023: Mortgage Delinquency Rate, Unemployment Rate
This week’s chart shows that mortgage delinquencies and the unemployment rate continue to track each other closely.
Employment Show Signs of Slowing
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 236,000 in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday—the smallest increase in more than two years, but enough to push the unemployment rate down to 3.5 percent.
Strong February Job Growth Muddies Fed Outlook
Employers added 311,000 jobs in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday—good news for the labor market but complicating news for the Federal Reserve, which faces the daunting task next week of encouraging economic growth while taming inflation.
January Jobs Report Smashes Expectations
The labor market defied expectations of even the most skeptical forecasts in January, adding a remarkable 517,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
2022 Jobs Finish on Strong Note
Although nonfarm payroll employment slowed toward the end of the year, it finished on a strong, steady pace, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.