Washington, DC...Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment rate
changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment
continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social
assistance, and construction.
This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures
labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment
survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information
about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical
Note.
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| Hurricane Francine |
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| Hurricane Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana on September 11, 2024, during the |
| reference periods for both the household and establishment surveys. Our analysis suggests |
| that Hurricane Francine had no discernible effect on national payroll employment, hours, |
| and earnings from the establishment survey, or the national unemployment rate from the |
| household survey. Response rates for the two surveys were within normal ranges for |
| September. For information on how unusually severe weather can affect employment and |
| hours estimates, see the Frequently Asked Questions section of this news release. |
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| BLS will release the state estimates of employment and unemployment for September on |
| October 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). |
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Household Survey Data
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.1 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 6.8
million, changed little in September. These measures are higher than a year earlier, when the
jobless rate was 3.8 percent, and the number of unemployed people was 6.3 million. (See table
A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men (3.7 percent) decreased in
September. The jobless rates for adult women (3.6 percent), teenagers (14.3 percent), Whites
(3.6 percent), Blacks (5.7 percent), Asians (4.1 percent), and Hispanics (5.1 percent) showed
little or no change over the month. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
The number of people jobless less than 5 weeks decreased by 322,000 to 2.1 million in September.
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed over
the month at 1.6 million. This measure is up from 1.3 million a year earlier. In September, the
long-term unemployed accounted for 23.7 percent of all unemployed people. (See table A-12.)
In September, the labor force participation rate was 62.7 percent for the third consecutive
month, and the employment-population ratio was little changed at 60.2 percent. Both measures
changed little over the year. (See table A-1.)
The number of people employed part time for economic reasons changed little at 4.6 million in
September. This measure is up from 4.1 million a year earlier. These individuals would have
preferred full-time employment but were working part time because their hours had been reduced
or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.)
The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job, at 5.7 million, changed
little in September. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not
actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to take
a job. (See table A-1.)
Among those not in the labor force who wanted a job, the number of people marginally attached
to the labor force increased by 204,000 to 1.6 million in September. These individuals wanted
and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months but had
not looked for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers, a
subset of the marginally attached who believed that no jobs were available for them, changed
little at 445,000 in September. (See Summary table A.)
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, higher than the average
monthly gain of 203,000 over the prior 12 months. In September, employment continued to trend
up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social assistance, and
construction. (See table B-1.)
Employment in food services and drinking places rose by 69,000 in September, well above the
average monthly gain of 14,000 over the prior 12 months.
Health care added 45,000 jobs in September, below the average monthly gain of 57,000 over the
prior 12 months. Over the month, employment rose in home health care services (+13,000),
hospitals (+12,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (+9,000).
Employment in government continued its upward trend in September (+31,000). Government had an
average monthly gain of 45,000 jobs over the prior 12 months. Over the month, employment
continued to trend up in local government (+16,000) and state government (+13,000).
Employment in social assistance increased by 27,000 in September, primarily in individual and
family services (+21,000). Over the prior 12 months, social assistance had added an average of
21,000 jobs per month.
Construction employment continued to trend up in September (+25,000), similar to the average
monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+19,000). Over the month, nonresidential specialty
trade contractors added 17,000 jobs.
Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining,
quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade;
transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; professional and business
services; and other services.
In September, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased
by 13 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $35.36. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have
increased by 4.0 percent. In September, average hourly earnings of private-sector production
and nonsupervisory employees increased by 8 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $30.33. (See tables B-3
and B-8.)
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to
34.2 hours in September. In manufacturing, the average workweek was unchanged at 40.0 hours,
and overtime edged down by 0.1 hour to 2.9 hours. The average workweek for production and
nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2
and B-7.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised up by 55,000, from +89,000
to +144,000, and the change for August was revised up by 17,000, from +142,000 to +159,000.
With these revisions, employment in July and August combined is 72,000 higher than previously
reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and
government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal
factors.)
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The Employment Situation for October is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 1, 2024,
at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
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Another pre election lie! They will revise the numbers down again next month 🙂
You know whats NOT a pre-election lie??? Trump, low energy Don, is losing it BIG TIME!!
Have you seen him lately at his so called rallies? Can hardly put two words together, stumbling, mumbling, fumbling the whole time on stage. He is absolutely losing it. Getting worn out by campaigning. And WTF is he doing continuing to call out Joe?? Joes history Don, he’s on his way out the door.(thank god) But ol don continues to hammer joe like its relevant. If he was anyone else, might feel sorry for Don the Con. But him being him, I love it. Hope he goes into complete dementia right before our eyes. That would indeed be great.
I know you hate Trump. However look into your heart and know which side is the real risk for our freedoms, our country and our children’s future.
Their jobs are in their government. We need to cut government and remove all the needless bloat and corrupt theft.
On that subject, Why are Calaveras County Sales and Use Tax Rates higher than our two surrounding counties? This hurts all business in the county, especially our small businesses. Residents shop elsewhere! As it is already, the two other counties have far more shopping choice to make the trip worth it. WHY make our tax higher?
Calaveras County — 8.250%
Amador County — 7.750%
Tuolumne County – 7.250%
California City and County Sales and Use Tax Rates – Cities, Counties and Tax Rates – California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/taxes-and-fees/rates.aspx
They left out, most are govt jobs, awesome, Huntington Beach is defying Gavy’s voter ID ban, they will require it in SURF CITY, their mayor is a woman, the rest of the Calabama mayors need to follow suit, hooray for a woman to stand up to this fool!
BS right wing baloney.
In Ca , as all states , voters must have shown ID. to be able to register to vote.
The GOP in red states have purged millions of likely Dem voters in urban and Black precincts. Ga. alone has illegally purged 2 million voters, in mostly Black counties.
We have the Roberts SCOTUS ruling ending the monitoring voting in Southern states, where racist voter denials.
Republicans lose when all legal voters can vote, a well proven fact.
Eff every Republican alive. Just eff them. Except for Liz Chaney and her wonderful father Dick. True Republicans they are.
Ah yes the modern “Liberal” party of Nancy Pelosi, Dick Cheney & Barack Obama. Wake up people your “rulers” hate and despise you.
Take America back or not only is our country doomed but the world as well.
Dick Darth Vader cheney engineered the 9-11 ignore the warnings period- 6 + months of ignoring the DHS intel, and PDBs .
This is in the 9-11 report, many pages of the wilful ignoring of the warnings.
Netanyahu used the same playbook as bush cheney, then Oct 7 attacks by Hamas. A month of warnings he ignored.
This is the sociopathy of ultra conservatives, they will sacrifice their own people for monetary gain, a long history of this.
Undoubtedly there were, there are many ways to prove it!
Hello. No one mentioned his January sixth election interference, fake electors case . Jack Smith filing. Mother Fu—ing Toast …
A little bit difficult to be the President. When your in Prison
The Economy is kicking Trumps Criminal Ass. He Sounds like his Campaign is in a Convalescent Hospital. Talking Sh— to Other Demented Patients
The Traveling Clown Show Trump Campaign. Trump died on Stage and was Reincarnated. Dark MAGA…
More like fu—ing Lunatics
Liberalism is a mental disorder and some of the above comments prove that. Like him or not, President Trump did a good job and Kamala and Tim will do nothing but destroy our country.
False. Trump is a convicted felon and tried to change the outcome of a presidential election. Stole TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS and put our nation at risk.
Right, and the Russians tried to get Trump elected and the sky is falling! Do you not realize that the left (CNN, NBC, CBS, MSDNC, et. al.) have conspired for the last 8 years to discredit and incarcerate Donald Trump? There were many oddities and examples of fraud in the 2020 election and Hunter’s laptop was real but called a hoax. Wake up!!!
If you’re a Democrat. At this point you’re basically Un American and a disgrace. I just don’t see the lens of life through the eyes you see. It’s blurry and obscured. If you truly love this country you will not vote for a single democrat traitor.
^^^Remeber that Bob Seeger song “Beautiful Loser”? Well……….you are a gullible loser!!
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