Monthly · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Nonfarm Payroll Change
Monthly change in U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted.
U.S. Unemployment Rate
Civilian unemployment rate for people age 16 and older in the United States, seasonally adjusted.
Latest observation
4.2%
September 2026
Latest
4.2%
Previous change
+0.1 pp
History high
4.3%
History low
4.1%
History mean
4.2%
Observations
5
Recent observations
September 20264.2%Use ← and → to inspect observations; Home and End jump to the range boundaries.
Observation history
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.2% |
| August 2026 | 4.1% |
| July 2026 | 4.1% |
| June 2026 | 4.2% |
| May 2026 | 4.3% |
Source & methodology
This is BLS Current Population Survey series LNS14000000, the civilian unemployment rate for people age 16 and older, seasonally adjusted. Grizzly Bulls preserves the published monthly rate without interpolation.
Dataset: Civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, series LNS14000000.
Unit: Percent. Frequency: Monthly.
Expected refresh: Monthly after the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Employment Situation. History target: 2017 onward.
Revision behavior: Revisable. BLS revises seasonally adjusted CPS history annually, generally covering the previous five years. Read revision methodology.
Vintage: Latest-known retained history. This page does not preserve prior publication vintages.
Source accessed: Oct 8, 2026.
BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
View the source series at U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Read the source methodology
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U.S. Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment
Number of employees on U.S. nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted.