US Labor Market Dashboard

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

Unemployment Rate
4.2%
-0.1% vs prior
U-3 Rate ยท Jun 1
Monthly Job Gains
+57K
Nonfarm Payrolls ยท Jun 1
Participation Rate
61.5%
Labor Force ยท Jun 1
Job Openings
7.6M
JOLTS ยท May 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)

5.7Jun 2026

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

New Orders3.5
Shipments8.6
Employment9.6
Prices Paid61.0
Prices Received31.4
Unfilled Orders5.0
Inventories0.0
Delivery Time11.9
Avg Workweek5.1

Philadelphia Fed

10.3Jun 2026

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

New Orders27.3
Shipments14.9
Employment7.9
Prices Paid53.2
Prices Received20.3
Unfilled Orders10.5
Inventories-8.5
Delivery Time-2.6
Work Hours-6.5

Dallas Fed (Texas)

0.0Jun 2026

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

New Orders2.3
Employment13.9
Prices Paid (Raw Materials)42.4
Wages & Benefits26.0
Capacity Utilization7.3
Finished Goods Inventories7.8
Delivery Time0.9
Hours Worked5.9

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