Etti Olivie

Unemployment Rate 2024 April Month. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range of 3.7 percent to 3.9 percent since august 2023. 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.

In 2024 an extra two million workers are expected to be looking for jobs, raising the global unemployment rate from 5.1 per cent in 2023 to 5.2 per cent. This chart shows the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings percentage change from january 2018 to april 2024.