Us Unemployment Rate 2024 Chart By Month. The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month. Us unemployment rate (i:usur) 4.20% for aug.

Graph and download economic data for unemployment rate from jan 1948 to aug 2024 about labor underutilization, headline figure, civilian, 16 years +, labor, household. Unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in july and hiring slowed, adding to signs of a broader downturn in what has been a solid u.s.