In February 2025, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs in the United States stood at about 3.3 million and is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. The monthly unemployment rate can be found here.

Challenger Job Cuts in the United States decreased to 47999 Persons in June from 93816 Persons in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Challenger Job Cuts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Under the restrictions placed due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 2020 has experienced one of the largest historic job losses in the United States. Likewise, the clean energy industry experienced a significant drop with over ******* people losing their jobs in this industry by the end of 2020. California recorded the greatest number of job losses, at ******. This was followed by Texas, where ****** clean energy jobs were cut.

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In 2023, it was estimated that over 161 million Americans were in some form of employment, while 3.64 percent of the total workforce was unemployed. This was the lowest unemployment rate since the 1950s, although these figures are expected to rise in 2023 and beyond. 1980s-2010s Since the 1980s, the total United States labor force has generally risen as the population has grown, however, the annual average unemployment rate has fluctuated significantly, usually increasing in times of crisis, before falling more slowly during periods of recovery and economic stability. For example, unemployment peaked at 9.7 percent during the early 1980s recession, which was largely caused by the ripple effects of the Iranian Revolution on global oil prices and inflation. Other notable spikes came during the early 1990s; again, largely due to inflation caused by another oil shock, and during the early 2000s recession. The Great Recession then saw the U.S. unemployment rate soar to 9.6 percent, following the collapse of the U.S. housing market and its impact on the banking sector, and it was not until 2016 that unemployment returned to pre-recession levels. 2020s 2019 had marked a decade-long low in unemployment, before the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in unemployment since the Great Depression, and the total number of workers fell by almost 10 million people. Despite the continuation of the pandemic in the years that followed, alongside the associated supply-chain issues and onset of the inflation crisis, unemployment reached just 3.67 percent in 2022 - current projections are for this figure to rise in 2023 and the years that follow, although these forecasts are subject to change if recent years are anything to go by.

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Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 4.10 percent in June from 4.20 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, over 25,000 job losses were accounted for in the U.S. media industry, down by 30 percent compared to a year prior. The media industry in the United States has been deeply impacted by the pandemic and the following inflation, as well as the introduction of Generative AI technologies, resulting in an increasing number of layoffs. While about 10,000 job cuts in media were reported in 2019, that value had tripled the following year.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Information data was reported at 28.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Information data is updated quarterly, averaging 31.000 Unit th from Sep 1992 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.000 Unit th in Jun 1998 and a record low of 18.000 Unit th in Mar 2012. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Information data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

Because industries are reliant on water, many jobs are potentially under threat due to the failing water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States. If the aging network is not improved, and water costs continue to rise, the manufacturing sector could record job losses of 47,000 by 2029, and 89,000 by 2039. In total, more than half a million jobs could be lost by 2029 across all industry sectors.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Information data was reported at 142.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 153.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Information data is updated quarterly, averaging 150.500 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 333.000 Unit th in Jun 2001 and a record low of 114.000 Unit th in Mar 2012. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Information data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

The statistic shows the perceived likelihood of job loss due to automation in the U.S. by sector, as of 2018. According to the source, ** percent of respondents stated that they believed the manufacturing sector was very likely to lose jobs due to automation.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Educ & Health Svcs data was reported at 185.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 179.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Educ & Health Svcs data is updated quarterly, averaging 157.000 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 196.000 Unit th in Dec 2016 and a record low of 130.000 Unit th in Dec 2012. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Educ & Health Svcs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

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Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 227 thousand in the week ending July 5 of 2025 from 232 thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Initial Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Manufacturing (MANEMP) from Jan 1939 to Jun 2025 about headline figure, establishment survey, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

Job Layoffs and Discharges in the United States increased to 1786 Thousand in April from 1590 Thousand in March of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Job Layoffs And Discharges.

Nearly 120,000 employees within the U.S. fossil fuel industry were made redundant between March and July 2020. This is a result of declining energy and especially crude oil demand following the coronavirus pandemic. Texas, the leading oil producing state, was the most affected, with some 40,000 workers laid off in the five-month period.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Educ & Health Svcs data was reported at 861.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 903.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Educ & Health Svcs data is updated quarterly, averaging 726.000 Unit th from Sep 1992 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 905.000 Unit th in Dec 2016 and a record low of 514.000 Unit th in Sep 1992. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Educ & Health Svcs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims (ICSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-07-05 about initial claims, headline figure, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Job Losers on Layoff (LNS13023653) from Jan 1967 to Jun 2025 about job losers, layoffs, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, and USA.