Labor Market Overview

Stay on top of the most current employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)—including the unemployment rate and the last six months of job openings and quits level figures—to see how the hiring market is trending.

Job growth largely remains steady as employers hire over 5 million workers each month and the unemployment rate hovers around 4%. Voluntary quits have generally leveled off at a little over 3 million per month.

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