U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%
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Key points
- Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- The unemployment rate held at 4.3 percent and has remained in a narrow range of 4.3 percent to 4.5 percent since July 2025.
- Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, similar to the gain of 179,000 in April.
- Employment in transportation and warehousing was essentially unchanged in May (+1,000) but is down by 92,000 since reaching a peak in February 2025.
- (5) Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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BLSJun 5, 2026Official release ↗
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