bls.gov:feed:empsitEmployment Situation"The Employment Situation (EMPSIT) release contains data from two surveys. The Current Employment Statistics program surveys businesses on a monthly basis and provides data by industry on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The Current Population Survey is a monthly survey of households; it provides data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force. Issued monthly. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/ and www.bls.gov/ces/. "2024-03-08T08:30:00-05:00https://www.bls.gov/images/bls_emblem_lrg.gifhttps://www.bls.gov/favicon.icoBureau of Labor Statistics Publicationshttps://www.bls.govUS Bureau of Labor StatisticsPayroll employment rises by 275,000 in February; unemployment rate increases to 3.9%empsit-2024_03_08__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 275,000 in February, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, in government, in food services and drinking places, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing. 2024-03-08T08:30:00Z2024-03-08T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment rises by 353,000 in January; unemployment rate remains at 3.7%empsit-2024_02_02__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, and social assistance. Employment declined in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.2024-02-02T08:30:00Z2024-02-02T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment increases by 216,000 in December; unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7% empsit-2024_01_05__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent. Employment continued to trend up in government, health care, social assistance, and construction, while transportation and warehousing lost jobs. 2024-01-05T08:30:00Z2024-01-05T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment increases by 199,000 in November; unemployment rate edges down to 3.7%empsit-2023_12_08__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in health care and government. Employment also increased in manufacturing, reflecting the return of workers from a strike. Employment in retail trade declined.2023-12-08T08:30:00Z2023-12-08T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment rises by 150,000 in October; unemployment rate changes little at 3.9% empsit-2023_11_03__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 150,000 in October, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, government, and social assistance. Employment declined in manufacturing due to strike activity. 2023-11-03T08:30:00Z2023-11-03T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment rises by 336,000 in September; unemployment rate unchanged at 3.8%empsit-2023_10_06__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 336,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8 percent. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality; government; health care; professional, scientific, and technical services; and social assistance.2023-10-06T08:30:00Z2023-10-06T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment increases by 187,000 in August; unemployment rate rises to 3.8%empsit-2023_09_01__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, social assistance, and construction. Employment in transportation and warehousing declined. 2023-09-01T08:30:00Z2023-09-01T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment rises by 187,000 in July; unemployment rate changes little at 3.5% empsit-2023_08_04__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 187,000 in July, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.5 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, financial activities, and wholesale trade. 2023-08-04T08:30:00Z2023-08-04T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment increases by 209,000 in June; unemployment rate changes little at 3.6%empsit-2023_07_07__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in June, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.6 percent. Employment continued to trend up in government, health care, social assistance, and construction.2023-07-07T08:30:00Z2023-07-07T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment increases by 339,000 in May; unemployment rate rises to 3.7%empsit-2023_06_02__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 in May, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, government, health care, construction, transportation and warehousing, and social assistance.2023-06-02T08:30:00Z2023-06-02T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment rises by 253,000 in April; unemployment rate changes little at 3.4%empsit-2023_05_05__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 253,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.4 percent. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance.2023-05-05T08:30:00Z2023-05-05T08:30:00ZNews ReleasePayroll employment rises by 236,000 in March; unemployment rate changes little at 3.5%empsit-2023_04_07__08_30_00Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 236,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.5 percent. Employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, government, professional and business services, and health care.2023-04-07T08:30:00Z2023-04-07T08:30:00ZNews Release