[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":54},["ShallowReactive",2],{"catalog-markets":3},{"indices":4,"marketSummaries":40,"lastUpdatedAt":16,"source":11,"releaseDate":15,"vintage":53},[5,17,23,27,30,36],{"name":6,"value":7,"unit":8,"asOfDate":9,"observationPeriod":10,"sourceUrl":11,"seasonalAdjustment":12,"definition":13,"decimals":14,"releaseDate":15,"verifiedAt":16},"Unemployment rate",4.2,"percent","2026-09-30","2026-09","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bls.gov\u002Fnews.release\u002Farchives\u002Fempsit_10022026.htm","seasonally adjusted","Household survey; U-3 unemployment rate",1,"2026-10-02","2026-11-15",{"name":18,"value":19,"unit":20,"asOfDate":9,"observationPeriod":10,"sourceUrl":11,"seasonalAdjustment":12,"definition":21,"decimals":22,"releaseDate":15,"verifiedAt":16},"Nonfarm payroll monthly change",29,"thousand jobs","Establishment survey; month-on-month change",0,{"name":24,"value":25,"unit":8,"asOfDate":9,"observationPeriod":10,"sourceUrl":11,"seasonalAdjustment":12,"definition":26,"decimals":14,"releaseDate":15,"verifiedAt":16},"Labor force participation rate",61.8,"Household survey; share of civilian noninstitutional population",{"name":28,"value":29,"unit":8,"asOfDate":9,"observationPeriod":10,"sourceUrl":11,"seasonalAdjustment":12,"definition":26,"decimals":14,"releaseDate":15,"verifiedAt":16},"Employment-population ratio",59.2,{"name":31,"value":32,"unit":33,"asOfDate":9,"observationPeriod":10,"sourceUrl":11,"seasonalAdjustment":12,"definition":34,"decimals":35,"releaseDate":15,"verifiedAt":16},"Average hourly earnings",37.81,"USD\u002Fhour","All employees on private nonfarm payrolls",2,{"name":37,"value":38,"unit":39,"asOfDate":9,"observationPeriod":10,"sourceUrl":11,"seasonalAdjustment":12,"definition":34,"decimals":14,"releaseDate":15,"verifiedAt":16},"Average weekly hours",34.4,"hours\u002Fweek",[41,44,47,50],{"title":42,"summary":43,"asOfDate":9,"sourceUrl":11},"Jobs and unemployment use different surveys","The September 2026 archived BLS release reported a 29,000 increase in nonfarm payroll employment and a 4.2 percent unemployment rate. Payroll change comes from the establishment survey; the unemployment rate comes from the household survey. One measures a monthly change in jobs and the other a share of the labor force. They should not be combined into a single growth rate.",{"title":45,"summary":46,"asOfDate":9,"sourceUrl":11},"Participation is part of the employment picture","The archived release recorded labor force participation of 61.8 percent and an employment-population ratio of 59.2 percent. Both use population-related denominators that differ from the unemployment rate. A change in participation can alter the interpretation of unemployment, so a single rate does not describe every movement in labor supply.",{"title":48,"summary":49,"asOfDate":9,"sourceUrl":11},"Hourly pay and weekly hours are distinct measures","Average hourly earnings for private nonfarm payroll employees were $37.81, and the average workweek was 34.4 hours in the September 2026 release. These are workforce averages, not an individual wage quote or an inflation-adjusted pay measure. Changes in the mix of jobs can influence an aggregate average.",{"title":51,"summary":52,"asOfDate":9,"sourceUrl":11},"A dated release is a data vintage","These figures reproduce the October 2, 2026 release for September observations. They are a historical snapshot, not a claim about the latest labor-market reading. Payroll observations can subsequently be revised; the source vintage is retained so readers can reproduce the figures displayed here.","October 2, 2026 release; September 2026 observations; not live data",1794754472321]