Unemployment Rate 2024 By Month Usa. The us economy added 142,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% from 4.3%, according to friday data from the bureau of labor statistics.; Nonfarm payrolls increase 142,000 in august;
Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Unemployment rate rises to 3.9% from 3.8% average hourly earnings gain 0.2%;