Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | M/M change | Apr 2024 | Y/Y change | |
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Payroll jobs | |||||
Nonfarm | 159.517M | 159.340M | 177K | 157.635M | 1.882M |
Private | 135.905M | 135.738M | 167K | 134.345M | 1.560M |
Unemployment | |||||
Official rate (U-3) | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0pp | 3.9% | 0.3pp |
Broader rate (U-6) | 7.8% | 7.9% | -0.1pp | 7.4% | 0.4pp |
Labor force participation rate | |||||
16 years and over | 62.6% | 62.5% | 0.1pp | 62.7% | -0.1pp |
Prime age (25-54 years) | 83.6% | 83.3% | 0.3pp | 83.5% | 0.1pp |
Employment-to-Population Ratio | 60.0% | 59.9% | 0.1pp | 60.2% | -0.2pp |
Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | M/M change | Apr 2024 | Y/Y change | |
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Production and non-supervisory | |||||
Hourly earnings | $31.06 | $30.96 | 0.32% | $29.85 | 4.05% |
Weekly earnings | $1,049.83 | $1,046.45 | 0.32% | $1,005.95 | 4.36% |
All employees | |||||
Hourly earnings | $36.06 | $36.00 | 0.17% | $34.75 | 3.77% |
Weekly earnings | $1,236.86 | $1,234.80 | 0.17% | $1,188.45 | 4.07% |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Net revision | |
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Nonfarm jobs added | ||||
March 2025 | 228K | 185K | -43K | |
February 2025 | 151K | 117K | 102K | -49K |
January 2025 | 143K | 125K | 111K | -32K |
BLS | ADP | Difference | |
---|---|---|---|
Private nonfarm jobs added | 167K | 62K | 105K |
Job Openings: The total number of nonfarm job openings decreased by 288K to 7.19 million, and the rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 4.3 percent.
Hires: The total number of nonfarm hires increased by 41K to 5.41 million, and the rate remained unchanged at 3.4 percent.
Separations: The total number of nonfarm separations decreased by 179K to 5.14 million, and the rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 3.2 percent.
Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | M/M change | Mar 2024 | Y/Y change | |
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Job openings level | |||||
Nonfarm | 7.192M | 7.480M | -288K | 8.093M | -901K |
Private | 6.359M | 6.588M | -229K | 7.101M | -742K |
Hire level | |||||
Nonfarm | 5.411M | 5.370M | 41K | 5.472M | -61K |
Private | 5.050M | 5.020M | 30K | 5.091M | -41K |
Separation level | |||||
Nonfarm | 5.137M | 5.316M | -179K | 5.268M | -131K |
Private | 4.792M | 4.966M | -174K | 4.950M | -158K |
Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | M/M change | Mar 2024 | Y/Y change | |
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Job openings rate | |||||
Nonfarm | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 4.9% | -0.6pp |
Private | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 5.0% | -0.5pp |
Hire rate | |||||
Nonfarm | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0pp | 3.5% | -0.1pp |
Private | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0pp | 3.8% | -0.1pp |
Separation rate | |||||
Nonfarm | 3.2% | 3.3% | -0.1pp | 3.3% | -0.1pp |
Private | 3.5% | 3.7% | -0.2pp | 3.7% | -0.2pp |
Date | Time | Release | Data source |
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May 06 | 08:30 AM | Monthly Trade Update, March 2025 | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
May 07 | 10:00 AM | Monthly Debt Update, May 2025 | U.S. Treasury |
May 13 | 08:30 AM | Monthly Inflation Update, April 2025 | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
May 13 | 10:00 AM | Monthly Fiscal Update, April 2025 | U.S. Treasury |
May 21 | 10:00 AM | State Employment Update, April 2025 | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
May 29 | 08:30 AM | Monthly GDP Update, Q1 2025 Second Estimate | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
May 30 | 08:30 AM | Monthly Expenditures Update, April 2025 | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; ADP National Employment Report; JEC Republicans calculations
“pp” = percentage points; “M/M” = month over month; “Y/Y” = year over year
Consistent with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, monthly figures are seasonally adjusted. Discrepancy in change figures is possible due to rounding.