Unemployment rate
September 2026
4.2
percent
Headline unemployment rose to 4.2, a weaker signal for worker security.
- Series
- UNRATE
Public data
Labor Stats
A public dashboard of labor-market indicators for tracking employment, worker bargaining power, and automation pressure.
These monthly indicators track the labor market behind the automation and income-security story. Values are seasonally adjusted and may be revised by the source agencies.
Labor force participation
September 2026
61.8
percent
Participation rose to 61.8, improving worker availability.
- Series
- CIVPART
Total nonfarm payrolls
September 2026
159,044
thousand jobs
Payroll employment increased by 29 thousand to 159,044, a positive hiring signal.
- Series
- PAYEMS
Job openings
August 2026
7,079
thousand openings
Openings fell by 256 thousand to 7,079, pointing to softer unmet labor demand.
- Series
- JTSJOL
U-6 labor underutilization
September 2026
7.6
percent
Broader labor underutilization eased to 7.6, but still captures marginal attachment and involuntary part-time work.
- Series
- U6RATE
Production and nonsupervisory hourly earnings
September 2026
$32.60
dollars per hour
Hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory workers rose to $32.60, a worker-pay gauge to read alongside inflation and hours.
- Series
- AHETPI
Agent-ready path
Labor data API
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The latest snapshot is free at /api/labor-stats/. Recent monthly observations and changes are available at /api/labor-stats/history with x402 payment.
- Public endpoint
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Sources
Values are public, seasonally adjusted headline indicators from BLS series as displayed by FRED. Data may be revised.
- BLS Employment Situation Checked 2026-10-29
- BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Checked 2026-10-29
- FRED labor-market series pages Checked 2026-10-29