Labor Report First Look
The Labor Report First Look offers a snapshot of current and historical employment data. We will update the First Look's data with each release of the Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which typically occurs on the first Friday of each month.
+50,000
Total nonfarm payroll employment
4.4%
Unemployment Rate
December 2025
The Labor Report First Look offers a snapshot of current and historical employment data. We will update the First Look's data with each release of the Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which typically occurs on the first Friday of each month.
Updated: January 09, 2026
| Employment | 1-month change (prior estimate)1 |
12-month average change |
|---|---|---|
| K | K | |
| K ( K) |
K | |
| K ( K) |
K | |
| 12-month change | ||
| Average hourly earnings2 | ||
| % | % | |
Note: Employment data are nonfarm, seasonally adjusted. Employment change is in thousands (denoted by K). Earnings and hours data are nonfarm private (excluding government), seasonally adjusted.
1 The prior month's Employment Situation Report's estimate is in parentheses.
2 Nominal earnings
Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Summary Table B, Establishment data; Haver Analytics; Atlanta Fed calculations);
| Labor force statistics | Current rate | 1 month ago | 12 months ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rates | |||
| Headline (U-3) | |||
| Broad (U-6) | |||
| Underutilization rate1 | |||
| Labor force participation rates | |||
| Age 16+ | |||
| Age 25–54 (prime) | |||
| Age 25–54, women | |||
| Age 25–54, men | |||
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. The K denotes thousands of people.
1 The underutilization rate is the share of the population who are unemployed or underemployed (working part-time for economic reasons), or who want a job but are not in the labor force.
2 The job-finding rate is the share of unemployed last month who are employed this month.
| Current rate | 1 month ago | 12 months ago | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All, 16+ | |||
| Gender | |||
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Race or ethnicity | |||
| White | |||
| Black or African American | |||
| Asian | |||
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | |||
| Age | |||
| 16–19 | |||
| 20–24 | |||
| 25–54 | |||
| 55+ | |||
| Educational attainment | |||
| All, 25+ | |||
| Less than high school diploma | |||
| High school graduates, no college | |||
| Some college or associate degree | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | |||
Demographic Unemployment Rates,
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted.
Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Summary Tables A, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, and A-10, Household data; Haver Analytics
| Current rate | 1 month ago | 12 months ago | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All, 16+ | |||
| Gender | |||
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Race or ethnicity | |||
| White | |||
| Black or African American | |||
| Asian | |||
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | |||
| Age | |||
| 16–19 | |||
| 20–24 | |||
| 25–54 | |||
| 55+ | |||
| Educational attainment | |||
| All, 25+ | |||
| Less than high school diploma | |||
| High school graduates, no college | |||
| Some college or associate degree | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | |||
Demographic Unemployment Rates,
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted.
Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Summary Tables A, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, and A-10, Household data; Haver Analytics