Current Unemployment Rate 2024 Us. The bureau of labor statistics reported friday that. Payroll employment rose 142,000 last month, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 4.3 to 4.2 percent.
Payroll employment rose 142,000 last month, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 4.3 to 4.2 percent. That came in below estimates of 240,000 jobs for april.