Unemployment Rate
4.1%
−0.1 ppdown, generally favorable MoM
Latest · Jul 2026
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Labor-market indicators, wages, hiring activity, and job openings across the national job economy.
Today in the Job Market
Prior month, Jun 2026: 4.2%, −0.1 pp MoM.
Employment Level
162,177 thousands
−0.05%down, generally unfavorable MoM
Latest · Jul 2026
Labor Force
169,094 thousands
−0.16%down, mixed signal MoM
Latest · Jul 2026
Payroll Employment
158,858 thousands
−0.01%down, generally unfavorable MoM
Latest · Jul 2026
Job Openings
7,359 thousands
−2.36%down, generally unfavorable MoM
Latest · Jun 2026
Initial Unemployment Claims
188,718 claims
+9.69%up, generally unfavorable WoW Not seasonally adjusted
Latest · Aug 8, 2026
Consumer Prices
333.918 index
−0.01%down, mixed signal MoM Not seasonally adjusted
Latest · Jul 2026
Average Hourly Earnings
$37.62
+0.05%up, generally favorable MoM
Latest · Jul 2026
Market heatmap change vs prior year unless tagged
- Payrolls +0.20% Nonfarm Payroll Employment, generally favorable
- Openings +2.15% Job Openings, generally favorable
- Hires +0.39% Hires, generally favorable
- Unemp. −0.2 pp Unemployment Rate, generally favorable
- Claims +9.69% WoW Initial Claims, generally unfavorable
- Wages +3.15% Average Hourly Earnings — Total Private, generally favorable
- Particip. −0.8 pp Labor Force Participation Rate, generally unfavorable
- Labor force −0.77% Civilian Labor Force Level, mixed signal
- Employment −0.59% Employment Level, generally unfavorable
- Quits −0.68% Quits, mixed signal
- Layoffs −4.18% Layoffs Discharges, generally favorable
- CPI +3.36% All Items, mixed signal
Data: Week ending Aug 8, 2026, July 2026 · Source: BLS Current Population Survey (CPS); BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES); BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS); U.S. DOL Unemployment Insurance Claims; BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Job Economy Briefing
Unemployment Rate · U.S. and Atlanta
Full metric detail →- U.S. National · BLS CPS · seasonally adjusted · through Jul 2026
- ATL Atlanta (Beta) · BLS LAUS · not seasonally adjusted · through Jun 2026
Each line ends at the most recent month in JobGetr's data for its area, so the two can end in different months; a month a source did not publish is left as a gap. The U.S. series is seasonally adjusted and the Atlanta series is not seasonally adjusted, so they are shown together for context rather than as a like-for-like comparison. Source: BLS Current Population Survey (CPS); BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
Monthly Job Market Brief
Data through: U.S. July 2026 · openings June 2026 · claims week ending Aug 8, 2026 · Atlanta June 2026
In July 2026, U.S. payroll employment was little changed at 158.9 million jobs, and the unemployment rate eased to 4.1% from 4.2%. Average hourly earnings were $37.62 in July 2026, up 0.1% from June. Job openings stood at 7.4 million in June 2026, down 2.4% from May. Initial unemployment claims totaled 188,718 in the week ending Aug 8, 2026, up 9.7% from the prior week. In June 2026, metro Atlanta's unemployment rate rose to 3.5% from 3.2%; the U.S. rate for that month was 4.2% (seasonally adjusted; Atlanta: not seasonally adjusted).
Market Highlights
- U.S. unemployment fell to 4.1%, a 2nd straight monthly decline
- U.S. payrolls shed 23,000 jobs on the month
- Job openings fell for a 2nd straight month, to 7.4 million
- Atlanta unemployment rose for a 2nd straight month, to 3.5%
Labor Market
| Metric | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civilian Labor Force Level | 169,094 | −0.16%down, mixed signal | −0.77%down, mixed signal | Jul 2026 |
| Employment Level | 162,177 | −0.05%down, generally unfavorable | −0.59%down, generally unfavorable | Jul 2026 |
| Employment-Population Ratio | 58.9% | −0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable | −0.7 ppdown, generally unfavorable | Jul 2026 |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | 61.4% | −0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable | −0.8 ppdown, generally unfavorable | Jul 2026 |
| Part-Time for Economic Reasons — Employment Level | 4,804 | +2.63%up | +2.45%up | Jul 2026 |
| U-6 Labor Underutilization Rate | 7.9% | 0 pp | 0 pp | Jul 2026 |
| Unemployment Level | 6,916 | −2.51%down, generally favorable | −4.90%down, generally favorable | Jul 2026 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | −0.1 ppdown, generally favorable | −0.2 ppdown, generally favorable | Jul 2026 |
Data: July 2026 · Source: BLS Current Population Survey (CPS)
Employment & Payrolls
| Metric | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Hourly Earnings — Total Private | $37.62 | +0.05%up, generally favorable | +3.15%up, generally favorable | Jul 2026 |
| Average Weekly Earnings — Total Private (All Employees) | $1,290 | +0.05%up | +3.46%up | Jul 2026 |
| Average Weekly Hours — Total Private (All Employees) | 34.3 | 0% | +0.29%up | Jul 2026 |
| Government Employment | 23,270 | −0.23%down | −1.34%down | Jul 2026 |
| Manufacturing Employment | 12,611 | +0.04%up | −0.11%down | Jul 2026 |
| Nonfarm Payroll Employment | 158,858 | −0.01%down, generally unfavorable | +0.20%up, generally favorable | Jul 2026 |
| Total Private Employment | 135,588 | +0.02%up, generally favorable | +0.47%up, generally favorable | Jul 2026 |
Data: July 2026 · Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)
Hiring & Labor Demand
| Metric | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hires | 5,348 | +1.83%up, generally favorable | +0.39%up, generally favorable | Jun 2026 |
| Hires Rate | 3.4% | +0.1 ppup, generally favorable | 0 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Job Openings | 7,359 | −2.36%down, generally unfavorable | +2.15%up, generally favorable | Jun 2026 |
| Job Openings Rate | 4.4% | −0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable | +0.1 ppup, generally favorable | Jun 2026 |
| Layoffs Discharges | 1,766 | +0.28%up, generally unfavorable | −4.18%down, generally favorable | Jun 2026 |
| Layoffs Discharges Rate | 1.1% | 0 pp | −0.1 ppdown, generally favorable | Jun 2026 |
| Other Separations | 353 | +2.02%up | +5.37%up | Jun 2026 |
| Other Separations Rate | 0.2% | 0 pp | 0 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Quits | 3,232 | +2.51%up, mixed signal | −0.68%down, mixed signal | Jun 2026 |
| Quits Rate | 2% | 0 pp | −0.1 ppdown, mixed signal | Jun 2026 |
| Total Separations | 5,351 | +1.73%up | −1.49%down | Jun 2026 |
| Total Separations Rate | 3.4% | +0.1 ppup | 0 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Unemployed per Job Opening | 1.00 | 0% | 0% | Jun 2026 |
Data: June 2026 · Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
Prices & Cost Pressure
| Metric | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Items | 333.918 | −0.01%down, mixed signal | +3.36%up, mixed signal | Jul 2026 |
| All Items Less Food and Energy | 337.133 | +0.07%up | +2.48%up | Jul 2026 |
| Apparel | 134.182 | −1.28%down | +3.86%up | Jul 2026 |
| Education and Communication | 147.498 | +0.68%up | +0.55%up | Jul 2026 |
| Energy | 325.15 | −1.16%down | +14.7%up | Jul 2026 |
| Food | 350.164 | +0.12%up | +2.98%up | Jul 2026 |
| Food at Home | 321.643 | +0.00%up | +2.68%up | Jul 2026 |
| Food Away From Home | 396.859 | +0.31%up | +3.40%up | Jul 2026 |
| Gasoline (All Types) | 350.846 | −2.14%down | +24.6%up | Jul 2026 |
| Household Furnishings and Operations | 156.223 | +0.04%up | +2.20%up | Jul 2026 |
| Medical Care | 593.781 | +0.17%up | +1.70%up | Jul 2026 |
| Owners' Equivalent Rent of Residences | 442.503 | +0.26%up | +3.23%up | Jul 2026 |
| Recreation | 145.242 | +0.20%up | +2.58%up | Jul 2026 |
| Rent of Primary Residence | 447.963 | +0.23%up | +2.86%up | Jul 2026 |
| Shelter | 429.491 | +0.10%up | +3.18%up | Jul 2026 |
| Transportation | 289.42 | −0.62%down | +5.84%up | Jul 2026 |
Data: July 2026 · Source: BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Unemployment Claims
| Metric | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continued Weeks Claimed | 1,809,988 | −1.11%down, generally favorable | — | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Covered Employment | 153,736,661 | −0.00%down | — | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Initial Claims | 188,718 | +9.69%up, generally unfavorable | — | Aug 8, 2026 |
Data: Week ending Aug 8, 2026, Week ending Aug 1, 2026 · Source: U.S. DOL Unemployment Insurance Claims
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Wages
| Metric | Latest | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Wage Momentum Beta | 3.8% | 0 pp | July 2026 |
| Job Switcher Wage Growth Beta | 4.4% | 0 pp | July 2026 |
| Job Stayer Wage Growth Beta | 3.6% | 0 pp | July 2026 |
| Switcher Premium Beta | 0.8 pp | 0 pp | July 2026 |
United States (national) · Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Worker Wage Momentum history
Local Activity
| Metric | Latest | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Businesses Open Momentum Experimental | -0.4% | — | August 2026 |
Atlanta metro · Source: Homebase
No change is shown: the two most recent published periods (2025-M08 and 2026-M08) are not consecutive, so a period-over-period comparison would span a gap.
Atlanta Businesses Open Momentum history
Industries
Open the industries explorer →| Total, All Industries | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, All Industries — Private — Employment | 133,863,283 | −0.14%down | +0.27%up | Dec 2025 |
| Total, All Industries — Private — Average Weekly Wage | $1,584 | +8.94%up | +4.28%up | Q4 2025 |
| Total, All Industries — Private — Establishments | 12,122,185 | +1.16%up | +1.95%up | Q4 2025 |
| Total, All Industries — Private — Total Quarterly Wages | $2,758,660,454,373 | +9.16%up | +4.63%up | Q4 2025 |
Total, All Industries totals. 19 industries covered in the full explorer.
Occupations
Open the occupations explorer →| All Occupations | Latest | Change | 1 Yr | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Occupations — Employment | 155,495,730 | — | +0.85%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Annual Mean Wage | $69,770 | — | +2.72%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Annual Median Wage | $50,980 | — | +2.99%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Annual 10Th-percentile Wage | $31,200 | — | +4.03%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Annual 25Th-percentile Wage | $37,590 | — | +2.34%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Annual 75Th-percentile Wage | $80,520 | — | +2.17%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Annual 90Th-percentile Wage | $128,560 | — | +2.26%up | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Jobs per 1,000 | — | — | — | May 2025 |
| All Occupations — Location Quotient | — | — | — | May 2025 |
All Occupations totals. 56 occupations covered in the full explorer.
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only; where a metro series is not published, JobGetr shows it as unavailable rather than substituting a national, state, or other-metro figure.
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