Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey (CPS)
When you hear 'the unemployment rate is 3.9%,' this is where that number comes from. The government surveys about 60,000 households every month and asks whether people are working, looking for work, or out of the labor force altogether. You can break down those numbers by age (are young people more likely to be unemployed?), race, gender, industry (what's happening in tech versus manufacturing?), and education level. It's the most detailed monthly snapshot of the job market available.
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- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z – 2026-12-31T00:00:00Z
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