Unemployment Rate 2024 By Month. The unemployment rate in the united states rose to 4.3% in july of 2024 from 4.1% in the previous month, the highest since october of 2021, and above market expectations that it would remain at 4.1%. The us economy added 142,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% from 4.3%, according to friday data from the bureau of labor statistics.

Data refer to place of residence. Unemployment rate is the share of the labour force without work.