Unemployment In The United States 2024. Preliminary benchmark revisions are calculated only for the month of march 2024 for the major industry sectors in table 1. The softness in the jobs report was greeted with some positive reactions.

Still, 4.1% is an historically low unemployment rate, 17 th percentile of unemployment rates since 1990. Unemployment rates were lower in april in 5 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 43 states and the district of columbia.