The latest jobs report shows a labor market that is no longer sprinting ahead but starting to limp. Unemployment has climbed to 4.6%, the highest level in several years, and the shift is sharp enough that it is beginning to flash early warning signs for ...

Graph showing recent rise of long-term unemployment [Photo: US Bureau of Labor Statistics] The number of long-term unemployed in the United States has reached levels not seen since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released last ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%, confirming that labor market conditions were softening and sealing the case for a Federal Reserve interest ...

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2025, the national unemployment rate for the United States was 4.3%. While 22,000 new jobs were added in August, led by job gains in the healthcare industry, this did little to ...