Unemployment Rate 2024 Graph Ppt. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 142,000 during august, up from 89,000 in july and below the 161,000 consensus forecast. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without.

Calculate the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate; Table 8.12 unemployment rate (ur) (in per cent) according to current weekly status for different states.