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Jobs and wages charts
6 charts about jobs and wages, each with its public source, its numbers and its date.
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How many jobs did the US add each month?
U.S. employers added 29 thousand jobs in September 2026, by the latest estimate, after adding 133 thousand in August 2026. Each point is the change in the nu...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (total nonfarm payroll employment) · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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How much do US workers earn an hour?
Private-sector employees earned an average of $37.81 an hour in September 2026, 3% more than in September 2025 and 1.9 times the $20.04 of March 2006, when t...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (average hourly earnings of all employees, total private) · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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What is the US unemployment rate?
4.2% of the US labor force was unemployed in September 2026, against 4.3% in August 2025. Since the monthly rate began in 1948 it peaked at 14.8% in April 20...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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Which states have the highest unemployment?
In September 2026, District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.6%, followed by California (5.1%) and Connecticut (5.1%). South Dakota had the l...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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How much does a typical US full-time worker earn each week?
The typical (median) full-time worker earned $1,232 a week in the third quarter of 2026, up from $234 in early 1979, about 5.3 times as much. That is in doll...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Current Population Survey) · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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Which kinds of jobs pay the most in the US?
In May 2025 the typical (median) management job paid $126,520 a year, 3.6 times the $35,050 of the typical food preparation and serving job. Across all occup...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · Data as of May 31, 2025