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And in April, when the BLS jobless rate held steady at 4.2 percent, LISEP’s “True Rate of Unemployment” (TRU) rose to 24.3 percent from 24 percent the previous month.
The low unemployment rate, which stood at 4.2% in April, has signaled to economists and investors alike that the U.S. economy remains relatively healthy.
While the unemployment rate remains near a 50-year low, another measure of worker well-being indicates there may be bigger cracks in the labor market. The low unemployment rate, which ...
How low can unemployment go? Unemployment was at 4.0% in January 2025. Since WWII, it’s never gone lower than 2.5% — which it reached for two months, in 1953.
A low unemployment rate typically signals that an economy is generally healthy. The unemployment rate in the U.S. remained near a 50-year-low in April 2025 at 4.2% — plus, American ...
The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.2 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. WATCH: Senate defeats resolution to block Trump tariffs.
The low hiring rate reveals weakness despite low unemployment, says Kathryn Anne Edwards. Per the JOLTS report, openings declined in December.
The low unemployment rate, which stood at 4.2% in April, has signaled to economists and investors alike that the U.S. economy remains relatively healthy.
The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market conditions remain solid,” the central bank’s policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee said in a ...