BLS: Labor Underutilization Measures Ranged From 1.5 Percent to 7.8 Percent in May 2025
June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 17, 2025, from Economics Daily:
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Labor underutilization measures ranged from 1.5 percent to 7.8 percent in May 2025
The unemployment rate held at 4.2 percent in May 2025 and has remained in a narrow range of 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent since May 2024. Among the 170.5 million people in the U.S. labor force, 7.2 million were unemp . . .
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Labor underutilization measures ranged from 1.5 percent to 7.8 percent in May 2025
The unemployment rate held at 4.2 percent in May 2025 and has remained in a narrow range of 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent since May 2024. Among the 170.5 million people in the U.S. labor force, 7.2 million were unemp . . .