Jobs report
The monthly jobs report in charts
Each month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports how many jobs employers added, the unemployment rate and average hourly pay. Each month's page says in plain words what the numbers show against the month before and a year earlier, with charts and sources.
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The September 2026 jobs report in charts โ
Employers added 29,000 jobs in September 2026, by the latest estimate, after adding 133,000 in August 2026. Over the 12 months to September 2026 they added an average of 41,000 a month. The unemployment rate was 4.2%, up from 4.1% in August 2026 and down from 4.4% in September 2025. Average hourly pay was $37.81, 3.0% more than a year earlier, while consumer prices rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026, so pay fell behind prices.
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