Unemployment Rate
4.1%
−0.2 ppdown, generally favorable YoY
Employment-Population Ratio
Labor Market · BLS CPS · Monthly · National
Latest reading July 2026
58.9%
−0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable MoM
−0.7 ppdown, generally unfavorable YoY
Key Stats
Latest58.9%July 2026
Prior Period59%Jun 2026
Period Change−0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorableMoM
Prior Year59.6%Jul 2025
Year Change−0.7 ppdown, generally unfavorableYoY
12-Mo High59.7%Sep 2025
12-Mo Low58.9%Jul 2026
3-Yr High60.4%Aug 2023
3-Yr Low58.9%Jul 2026
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations234Jan 2007 – Jul 2026
Related Market Measures
Job Economy Report
Employment Level
162.2M
−0.59%down, generally unfavorable YoY
Civilian Labor Force Level
169.1M
−0.77%down, mixed signal YoY
Labor Force Participation Rate
61.4%
−0.8 ppdown, generally unfavorable YoY
U-6 Labor Underutilization Rate
7.9%
0 pp YoY
Unemployment Level
6.92M
−4.90%down, generally favorable YoY
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
158.9M
+0.20%up, generally favorable YoY
Initial Claims
188,718
+9.69%up, generally unfavorable WoW
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Performance Overview
1 Month
−0.1 ppdown, generally unfavorable
July 2026
3 Month
−0.2 ppdown, generally unfavorable
since Apr 2026
1 Year
−0.7 ppdown, generally unfavorable
YoY
3 Year
−1.5 ppdown, generally unfavorable
since Jul 2023
5 Year
+0.5 ppup, generally favorable
since Jul 2021
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.