Jobs report
The September 2024 jobs report in charts
Employers added 155,000 jobs in September 2024, by the latest estimate, after adding 9,000 in August 2024. Over the 12 months to September 2024 they added an average of 125,000 a month. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, down from 4.2% in August 2024 and up from 3.7% in September 2023. Average hourly pay was $35.34, 3.9% more than a year earlier, while consumer prices rose 2.4% in the 12 months to September 2024, so pay outpaced prices.
Jobs added in September
155,000
Added 125,000 a month over 12 months
Unemployment rate
4.1%
Down from 4.2% in August 2024
Hourly pay, change over 12 months
3.9%
$35.34 an hour on average
Jobs added each month, Sep 2022 to Sep 2024
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The unemployment rate, Sep 2022 to Sep 2024
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How fast hourly pay is rising, Sep 2022 to Sep 2024
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The numbers
Each month to September 2024, newest first. A dash means BLS published no figure.
| Month | Jobs added | Unemployment rate | Hourly pay, 12-month change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 155,000 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Aug 2024 | 9,000 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Jul 2024 | 53,000 | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| Jun 2024 | 87,000 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| May 2024 | 78,000 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Apr 2024 | 64,000 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 228,000 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Feb 2024 | 206,000 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Jan 2024 | 175,000 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Dec 2023 | 154,000 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Nov 2023 | 127,000 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Oct 2023 | 159,000 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Sep 2023 | 156,000 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Aug 2023 | 218,000 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Jul 2023 | 163,000 | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Jun 2023 | 225,000 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
| May 2023 | 280,000 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| Apr 2023 | 241,000 | 3.4% | 4.6% |
| Mar 2023 | 68,000 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| Feb 2023 | 290,000 | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| Jan 2023 | 434,000 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Dec 2022 | 100,000 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
| Nov 2022 | 303,000 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Oct 2022 | 357,000 | 3.6% | 5.0% |
| Sep 2022 | 220,000 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
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Sources and notes
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (total nonfarm payroll employment) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (average hourly earnings of all employees, total private) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data as of September 30, 2026.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes each month's jobs report (the Employment Situation) early the next month. Jobs added and hourly pay come from its survey of employers' payrolls; the unemployment rate comes from its survey of households. All three are seasonally adjusted. These are the latest figures, so they include the revisions BLS makes in the two reports after each month and once a year, and can differ from what was first reported. Hourly pay is in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation, and its average jumped in spring 2020 because mostly lower-paid people lost their jobs, not because pay rose. BLS published no unemployment rate for October 2025, when a lapse in federal funding stopped the household survey.