Big drop in Employment rate.US Employment Rate.
Lowest level in last 70 years was 55% employment rate.
dropped to 51% last year.
Another reason to stay Bearish, if employment is down and interest is up that isn't a great sign?
When interest rates are high its harder to pay back debt so companies can layoff employees, can cre
Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Mar 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
64.70 % on Apr 30, 2000
Lowest
51.20 % on Apr 30, 2020
About United States Employment Rate
In United States, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.