Job Rates 2024. Employers added 353,000 jobs in january on a seasonally adjusted basis, the labor department reported on friday, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7. By many measures, the u.s.
Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the. Its own committee expects a rate of 5.1% for 2024, 4.5% for 2025 and 4.2% for 2026.