Us Unemployment Rate April 2024. Job growth totaled 175,000 in april, much less than expected, while unemployment rose to 3.9%. Total employment rose by 175,000 in april.
The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.8 percent last month, the bureau of labor statistics reported friday, extending the longest stretch of unemployment below 4. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range of 3.7 percent to 3.9 percent since august 2023.