The unemployment rate is an important indicator, but it is not the only one to watch. By itself, it doesn’t paint a full ...

The labor force participation metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis.

The jobs report was a modest gain of 177k, but it way outpaced estimates, which was enough to juice the stock market, leading ...

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 133,000 in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

Americans in their 20s continue to have lower employment and labor-force participation rates than before the pandemic, and ...

or looking for one—the labor force participation rate—continues to fall. It went from about 66 percent at the start of the global financial crisis to 62.6 in June 2015 (see Chart 1), its lowest point ...

After accounting for the annual adjustments to the population controls, the bureau said Friday that both the labor force participation rate and the employment-population ratio were unchanged from ...

The US added 177,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate held at 4.2%.

The Department of Commerce says that while the unemployment rate increased, the labor force participation rate has remained stable ... You can check the graphs below for more details: ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's unemployment rate and labor participation force held steady in October. According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, unemployment remained at ...

Progress continues: from 2000 to 2014, the labor force participation rate of Peruvian women increased from 58 to 68 percent — a level higher than most Latin American countries.