Today:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
[Percent]
[….]
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)
Not seasonally adjusted
Oct. 2020 6.6
Sept. 2021 4.6
Oct. 2021 4.3
Seasonally adjusted
Oct. 2020 6.9
June 2021 5.9
July 2021 5.4
Aug. 2021 5.2
Sept. 2021 4.8
Oct. 2021 4.6
[…]
[emphasis added.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — OCTOBER 2021
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in October, and the unemployment rate edged down by 0.2 percentage point to 4.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread, with notable job gains in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in public education declined over the month.
[….]
531,000.
Previously:
Keeping it classy (November 3, 2021)