In September the economy lost jobs for the first time in seven years, thanks to hurricanes. The unemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points. [more]
Unemployment Rate – July 2017
Job growth in July exceeded the expectations of analysts, while the unemployment rate edged down. [more]
Unemployment Rate – June 2017
Job growth in June had its best month since President Trump took office, even though the unemployment rate edged up a bit. [more]
Unemployment Rate – May 2017
Despite lackluster job growth in May, the unemployment rate edged down to its lowest level since 2001. [more]
Unemployment Rate – April 2017
The April unemployment ticked down a notch to its lowest level in a decade. Job growth was impressive after poor job growth last month. [more]
Unemployment Rate – March 2017
The March unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in a decade, even though job growth was relatively unimpressive in President Trump’s second full month in office. [more]
Unemployment Rate – February 2017
The unemployment rate ticked down a notch in February, while net job growth surpassed economists’ expectations in President Trump’s first full month in office. [more]