US Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.1%
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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The US unemployment rate held at 4.1% in August, unchanged from July. The rate is down from 4.3% a year earlier. Non-farm payrolls rose by 159,075 in August, and the labor force participation rate was 61.6%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Source & methodology
Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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