Employment Situation report

This month, we are highlighting labor market outcomes for Hispanic or Latino workers.

Labor force participation rose in August as more unemployed workers began seeking jobs.

Chief Economist Janelle Jones shares takeaways from the latest economic situation report. 

This month's Jobs Report included some good news, but also showed that we have a steep climb ahead.

This month's employment situation report from BLS showed that we added 916,000 new jobs, the unemployment rate dropped slightly, and we saw significant job growth across most sectors of the economy — but we still have a long way to go.

Highlights from the March 2021 Employment Situation report.

Here are five numbers to help you make sense of the latest employment situation report.

In every economic recession of the last 50 years, Black women have had higher unemployment rates than white men – and the recovery rates of Black men and women have been slower than white workers. Read how building a more inclusive economy benefits us all.

The January jobs report shows that some progress has been made, but we still have a long way to go.