Unemployment Rate in the United States remained unchanged at 4.20 percent in May. 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.

Employment Rate in the United States decreased to 59.70 percent in May from 60 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased to 62.40 percent in May from 62.60 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

The unemployment rate in fiscal year 2204 rose to 3.9 percent. The unemployment rate of the United States which has been steadily decreasing since the 2008 financial crisis, spiked to 8.1 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual unemployment rate of the U.S. since 1990 can be found here. Falling unemployment The unemployment rate, or the part of the U.S. labor force that is without a job, fell again in 2022 after peaking at 8.1 percent in 2020 - a rate that has not been seen since the years following the 2008 financial crisis. The financial crash caused unemployment in the U.S. to soar from 4.6 percent in 2007 to 9.6 percent in 2010. Since 2010, the unemployment rate had been steadily falling, meaning that more and more people are finding work, whether that be through full-time employment or part-time employment. However, the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic created a spike in unemployment across the country. U.S. unemployment in comparison Compared to unemployment rates in the European Union, U.S. unemployment is relatively low. Greece was hit particularly hard by the 2008 financial crisis and faced a government debt crisis that sent the Greek economy into a tailspin. Due to this crisis, and the added impact of the pandemic, Greece still has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union.

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United States Non Farm Payroll Nowcast: sa: MoM: Contribution: Labour Market: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data was reported at 1.557 % in 12 May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.753 % for 05 May 2025. United States Non Farm Payroll Nowcast: sa: MoM: Contribution: Labour Market: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data is updated weekly, averaging 0.691 % from Jan 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 277 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.365 % in 05 Jul 2021 and a record low of 0.077 % in 13 Sep 2021. United States Non Farm Payroll Nowcast: sa: MoM: Contribution: Labour Market: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Employment: Non Farm Payroll.

Labor Market Conditions Index in the United States decreased to 1.50 Index Points in June from 3.30 Index Points in May of 2017. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Labor Market Conditions Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Momentum data was reported at -0.199 Index in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.769 Index for Mar 2025. United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Momentum data is updated monthly, averaging 0.070 Index from Jan 1992 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 400 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.634 Index in Jul 2020 and a record low of -10.986 Index in Apr 2020. United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Momentum data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G121: Labour Market Conditions Indicators.

This statistic shows the projected number of workers in the real estate, rental and leasing industry in the United States in 2019 and 2026, by size of firm. By 2026, the real estate, rental and leasing industry in the U.S. is projected to have 373,218 workers at firms employing 10,000 people or more.

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 139 thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Non Farm Payrolls - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Level of Activity data was reported at 0.438 Index in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.480 Index for Feb 2025. United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Level of Activity data is updated monthly, averaging 0.247 Index from Jan 1992 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 399 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.522 Index in Apr 2000 and a record low of -2.397 Index in Dec 2009. United States Labour Market Conditions Index: Level of Activity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G118: Labour Market Conditions Indicators.

Private businesses in the United States hired 37 thousand workers in May of 2025 compared to 60 thousand in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States ADP Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States Unemployment Rate Nowcast: sa: Contribution: Labour Market: Number of Job Postings: Active data was reported at 0.000 % in 12 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 05 May 2025. United States Unemployment Rate Nowcast: sa: Contribution: Labour Market: Number of Job Postings: Active data is updated weekly, averaging 0.000 % from Jan 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 279 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.823 % in 07 Nov 2022 and a record low of 0.000 % in 12 May 2025. United States Unemployment Rate Nowcast: sa: Contribution: Labour Market: Number of Job Postings: Active data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Unemployment Rate.

Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 236 thousand in the week ending June 21 of 2025 from 246 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.

Context

For those who are actively looking for data scientist jobs in the U.S., the best news this month is the LinkedIn Workforce Report August 2018. According to the report, there is a shortage of 151,717 people with data science skills, with particularly acute shortages in New York City, San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.

To help job hunters (including me) to better understand the job market, I scraped Indeed website and collected information of 7,000 data scientist jobs around the U.S. on August 3rd. The information that I collected are: Company Name, Position Name, Location, Job Description, and Number of Reviews of the Company.

Content

• alldata.csv If you want to explore the job market around the U.S., download this one because it aggregates all information and cleans the job description by removing the tags.
• all other files. If you want to explore specific city or region, you can download any of them.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Indeed for not blocking me : )

Inspiration

• If you have no clue of where to start, check my blog for inspiration.
• Link to my PowerPoint Slides for Presentation.
• Link to my GitHub Code.
• Reach me at sl6149@nyu.edu

Possible Questions:

1. Who gets hired? What kind of talent do employers want when they are hiring a data scientist?
2. Which location has the most opportunities?
3. What skills, tools, degrees or majors do employers want the most for data scientists?
4. What's the difference between data scientist, data engineer and data analyst?
5. Can you develop an efficient classification algorithm to differentiate the three job types above?

Job Offers in the United States increased to 7769 Thousand in May from 7395 Thousand in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Job Openings - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States US: Labour Force: % Change data was reported at 1.078 % in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.048 % for Mar 2018. United States US: Labour Force: % Change data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.363 % from Mar 1949 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.930 % in Dec 1955 and a record low of -0.888 % in Dec 2009. United States US: Labour Force: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Quarterly.

United States US: Labour Force: % Change data was reported at 0.711 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.309 % for 2016. United States US: Labour Force: % Change data is updated yearly, averaging 1.412 % from Dec 1949 (Median) to 2017, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.274 % in 1978 and a record low of -0.309 % in 1951. United States US: Labour Force: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.

United States US: Employment Index data was reported at 110.264 2010=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 108.897 2010=100 for 2016. United States US: Employment Index data is updated yearly, averaging 72.352 2010=100 from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2017, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 110.264 2010=100 in 2017 and a record low of 41.457 2010=100 in 1949. United States US: Employment Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.