US Labor Market Dashboard

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

Unemployment Rate
4.1%
-0.1% vs prior
U-3 Rate ยท Jul 1
Monthly Job Gains
-23K
Nonfarm Payrolls ยท Jul 1
Participation Rate
61.4%
Labor Force ยท Jul 1
Job Openings
7.4M
JOLTS ยท Jun 1

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)

20.6Aug 2026

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

New Orders17.3
Shipments11.7
Employment9.3
Prices Paid58.6
Prices Received22.7
Unfilled Orders15.5
Inventories-5.2
Delivery Time20.6
Avg Workweek6.9

Philadelphia Fed

47.4Aug 2026

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

New Orders30.1
Shipments27.7
Employment27.9
Prices Paid40.9
Prices Received17.7
Unfilled Orders14.4
Inventories-3.7
Delivery Time3.7
Work Hours26.5

Dallas Fed (Texas)

1.3Jul 2026

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

New Orders6.4
Employment12.2
Prices Paid (Raw Materials)41.3
Wages & Benefits30.8
Capacity Utilization5.9
Finished Goods Inventories1.5
Delivery Time2.3
Hours Worked4.3

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