Current Unemployment Rate 2024 Us. Payroll employment rose 142,000 last month, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 4.3 to 4.2 percent. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men (3.7 percent) decreased in september.

The national unemployment rate currently stands at 4.2%, up from 3.8% a year ago. However, states’ unemployment rates often vary significantly.