US Labor Market Dashboard

Employment, unemployment, and wage data updated in real-time

Unemployment Rate
4.3%
-0.1% vs prior
U-3 Rate ยท Jan 1
Monthly Job Gains
+130K
Nonfarm Payrolls ยท Jan 1
Participation Rate
62.5%
Labor Force ยท Jan 1
Job Openings
6.5M
JOLTS ยท Dec 2025

๐Ÿ“Š Core Employment Trends

The big picture of jobs and unemployment

Unemployment Rate

U-3 official unemployment

U-6 Unemployment

Includes underemployed & discouraged

Monthly Job Gains/Losses

Change in nonfarm payrolls

Prime-Age Employment (25-54)

Employment rate for prime working age

๐Ÿ’ผ Quality of Employment

How good are the jobs?

Part-Time for Economic Reasons

Workers wanting full-time but stuck part-time

Multiple Job Holders

People holding more than one job

Average Weekly Hours

All employees, total private

Long-term Unemployment

Unemployed 27 weeks or more

๐Ÿ”„ JOLTS โ€” Worker mobility and hiring activity

Job openings, quits, layoffs, and hires

Job Openings (JOLTS)

Available positions, millions

Quits Rate

Workers voluntarily leaving jobs

Layoffs & Discharges Rate

Involuntary separations

Hires Rate

New hires as percent of employment

๐Ÿ’ฐ Wages & Earnings

Compensation trends

Average Hourly Earnings

Private sector wage growth

๐Ÿ“‹ Weekly Claims

Unemployment insurance filings

Initial Jobless Claims

New unemployment filings per week

Continuing Claims

Ongoing unemployment insurance

๐Ÿญ Fed Regional Manufacturing Surveys

Diffusion indices with sub-component detail from regional Fed banks

Empire State (NY Fed)

7.1Feb 2026

Diffusion index โ€” above 0 = expansion, below 0 = contraction

New Orders5.8
Shipments-1.0
Employment4.0
Prices Paid49.1
Prices Received22.2
Unfilled Orders9.1
Inventories7.1
Delivery Time4.0
Avg Workweek2.1

Philadelphia Fed

16.3Feb 2026

Diffusion index โ€” above 0 = expansion, below 0 = contraction

New Orders11.7
Shipments0.3
Employment-1.3
Prices Paid38.9
Prices Received16.7
Unfilled Orders-12.9
Inventories-0.2
Delivery Time-9.9
Work Hours-11.6

Dallas Fed (Texas)

0.2Feb 2026

Diffusion index โ€” above 0 = expansion, below 0 = contraction

New Orders11.1
Employment7.5
Prices Paid (Raw Materials)31.7
Wages & Benefits31.9
Capacity Utilization11.8
Finished Goods Inventories8.9
Delivery Time11.6
Hours Worked6.1

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Data sourced from FRED and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Updated hourly. Not financial advice.