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In September, employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social assistance, and construction.

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September 2024 Jobs Report

Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social assistance, and construction.

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.

Total Jobs Added*

(* Non-Farm Jobs Only)

Unemployment Rate

( No change since August )

USA Industry-Specific Updates
– September 2024

(+) Means Jobs Added MoM (-) Means Jobs Decreased MoM

+69,000

Food Servies

Employment well above the average monthly gain of 14,000 over the prior 12 months

+27,000

Social Assistance

Average job growth in the last 12 months +22,000 per month

+45,000

Healthcare

Home health care services +13,000
Hospitals +12,000
Nursing and residential +9,000

+25,000

Construction

Nonindustrial specialty trade contractors +17,000

+31,000

Government

Local government +16,000
State government +13,000

Other Sectors No Change

Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade

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.

Source: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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