#USJobsData *📊 US Job Snapshot – September 2025*
- *Unemployment rate:* 4.4 % in September, a touch higher than the 4.3 % recorded in August 2025 and up from 4.1 % a year earlier.
- *People employed:* about *163.6 million* (civilian employment), which is roughly *251 k* more than the previous month.
- *People unemployed:* roughly *7.6 million*, an increase of about *219 k* from August 2025.
- *Labor‑force participation:* 62.4 % of the civilian non‑institutional population, essentially unchanged from the prior month.
- *Total nonfarm payrolls:* edged up by *119 k* in September, with gains in health care, food services and other sectors.
Overall, the labor market remains fairly steady—employment is still growing, but the unemployment rate has ticked up slightly and the number of jobless individuals is a bit higher than a year ago.#WriteToEarnUpgrade $RUNE
