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 Mar 1
Monthly Job Gains
+178K
Nonfarm Payrolls ยท Mar 1
Participation Rate
61.9%
Labor Force ยท Mar 1
Job Openings
6.9M
JOLTS ยท Feb 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)

-0.2Mar 2026

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

New Orders6.4
Shipments-6.9
Employment5.8
Prices Paid36.6
Prices Received21.4
Unfilled Orders10.8
Inventories6.9
Delivery Time13.7
Avg Workweek1.9

Philadelphia Fed

18.1Mar 2026

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

New Orders8.6
Shipments22.2
Employment0.8
Prices Paid44.7
Prices Received21.2
Unfilled Orders-4.7
Inventories1.4
Delivery Time18.9
Work Hours2.8

Dallas Fed (Texas)

-0.2Mar 2026

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

New Orders6.1
Employment-1.0
Prices Paid (Raw Materials)32.7
Wages & Benefits25.2
Capacity Utilization7.2
Finished Goods Inventories-5.0
Delivery Time2.8
Hours Worked0.9

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