EconomyLabor Pulse
The U.S. labor market in four numbers
The unemployment rate edged higher at 4.2% while payrolls added approximately 29,000 jobs in September 2026.
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Latest official readings
Unemployment4.2%+0.1 percentage-point
Monthly payroll change+29,000net gain
Hourly earnings$37.81+0.1% MoM
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Pulse
The U.S. labor market in four numbers
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% while payrolls added approximately 162,000 jobs in August 2026.
Labor Pulse
The U.S. labor market in four numbers
The unemployment rate moved lower at 4.1% while payrolls shed approximately 23,000 jobs in July 2026.
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Economy / Labor Pulse
The U.S. labor market in four numbers
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% while payrolls added approximately 162,000 jobs in August 2026.
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Economy / Labor Pulse
The U.S. labor market in four numbers
The unemployment rate moved lower at 4.1% while payrolls shed approximately 23,000 jobs in July 2026.
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Economy / Daily Brief
The Data Brief: labor, prices and the week ahead
A compact reading of the latest official signals, built directly from public statistical releases.
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Economy / Daily Brief
The Data Brief: labor, prices and the week ahead
A compact reading of the latest official signals, built directly from public statistical releases.
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Economy / Daily Brief
The Data Brief: labor, prices and the week ahead
A compact reading of the latest official signals, built directly from public statistical releases.
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Economy / Daily Brief
The Data Brief: labor, prices and the week ahead
A compact reading of the latest official signals, built directly from public statistical releases.
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Open all trackers →U.S. unemployment rateSeptember 2026
4.2%+0.10 vs. previous
U.S. Consumer Price IndexSeptember 2026
336.9+1.96 vs. previous
U.S. total nonfarm payrollsSeptember 2026
159,044k+29.00 vs. previous
U.S. average hourly earningsSeptember 2026
$37.81+0.05 vs. previous
Alphabet quarterly net incomeCY2026Q2
$112.2bn+84.00 vs. previous
Alphabet quarterly revenueCY2026Q2
$119.8bn+23.37 vs. previous
Amazon quarterly net incomeCY2026Q2
$62.6bn+44.48 vs. previous
Amazon quarterly revenueCY2026Q2
$200.6bn+32.90 vs. previous
Apple quarterly net incomeCY2026Q2
$29.8bn+6.36 vs. previous
Apple quarterly revenueCY2026Q2
$109.4bn+15.38 vs. previous
Microsoft quarterly net incomeCY2026Q1
$31.8bn+5.95 vs. previous
Microsoft quarterly revenueCY2026Q1
$82.9bn+12.82 vs. previous
Nvidia quarterly net incomeCY2026Q2
$59.7bn+33.27 vs. previous
Nvidia quarterly revenueCY2026Q2
$96.2bn+49.48 vs. previous
U.S. leisure and hospitality employmentSeptember 2026
16,969k+10.00 vs. previous
U.S. manufacturing employmentSeptember 2026
12,652k+9.00 vs. previous
Canada real GDP growth2025
1.7%-0.30 vs. previous
European Union annual inflation rate2025-12
2.3%-0.10 vs. previous
European Union quarterly real GDP growth2026-Q2
0.7%+0.60 vs. previous
European Union real GDP growth2025
1.5%+0.45 vs. previous
European Union unemployment rate2026-08
6.1%0.00 vs. previous
U.S. average weekly hoursSeptember 2026
34.4 hrs0.00 vs. previous
U.S. core Consumer Price IndexSeptember 2026
339.3+1.25 vs. previous
U.S. job openingsAugust 2026
7,079k-256.00 vs. previous
U.S. labor force participation rateSeptember 2026
61.8%+0.20 vs. previous
U.S. Producer Price Index: final demandSeptember 2026
159.6+1.76 vs. previous
U.S. U-6 underemployment rateSeptember 2026
7.6%-0.10 vs. previous
United Kingdom real GDP growth2025
1.4%+0.31 vs. previous
United States real GDP growth2025
2.2%-0.63 vs. previous
Canada GDP per capita2025
$55,698+681.96 vs. previous
Canada population growth2025
0.9%0.00 vs. previous
European Union population growth2025
0.2%0.00 vs. previous
Germany GDP per capita2025
$60,496+4,392.70 vs. previous
United Kingdom GDP per capita2025
$57,602+4,260.65 vs. previous
United States GDP per capita2025
$90,027+3,856.85 vs. previous
United States population growth2025
0.5%0.00 vs. previous
10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity2026-08-26
0.5%0.00 vs. previous
Federal Funds Effective RateJuly 2026
3.6%0.00 vs. previous
Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis2026-08-25
4.6%-0.06 vs. previous
Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis2026-08-25
4.2%-0.07 vs. previous
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