U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Sep 2026
· via BLS
Key points
- The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range of 4.1 percent to 4.3 percent since March.
- Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for people who are Black (7.0 percent) increased in September.
- The jobless rates for adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (3.6 percent), teenagers (14.5 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Asian (2.9 percent), or Hispanic (4.7 percent) showed little change over the month.
Official source
BLSOct 2, 2026Official release ↗ Exact table ↗
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