The labor force participation rate — how much of the working age population has a job or is looking for one — held at 62.7% percent last month, according to the latest jobs report released Friday.

September’s jobs report surprised markets with stronger-than-expected payroll growth, while the unemployment rate also rose, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's unemployment rate and labor participation force held steady in October. According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, unemployment remained at 3.4% ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s labor force participation rate peaked at 55% following an extreme drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, but a steady drop in both labor force participation and increases ...

VIRGINIA & WEST VIRGINIA (WVVA) - Virginia’s labor force participation rate sits well above the national average while ...

The U.S. BLS Report 2025 reveals 119K jobs added, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. In this article, check the latest ...

The U.S. labor-force participation rate was little changed in July, at 62.7%. The rate has held within a narrow range of 62.5% to 62.8% over the past 12 months. The unemployment rate has increased ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-- The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities issued the following news release: Labor-force participation -- the share of adults 16 and older who are working or looking for work -- ...

For January, Indiana’s labor force participation rate was 63.8 percent. Indiana’s labor force participation rate has grown steadily for the eighth month in a row. That’s according to the Indiana ...

Economists are eagerly awaiting the December employment report, due out Friday, to see if job growth ended 2023 on a high note. Forecasters estimate 168,000 jobs were added last month, a decent total ...

Alabama’s labor force participation rate, which lags behind the national average, increased slightly in April, the Alabama Department of Labor said, and the total number of people employed in the ...

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