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United States Employment Level
The employment change figure for United States measures the net number of people entering or leaving the workforce in the reference period. It is one of the most timely indicators of labour market momentum.
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Why Employment Level matters for USD
Employment growth is a direct indicator of economic expansion. Strong job creation supports consumer spending and taxes government revenues, reducing the likelihood of fiscal stimulus that could weaken the usd.
How to interpret this series
An employment print above expectations signals a tight labour market and is typically usd-positive. A weak print or job losses raise concerns about a slowdown and can shift Federal Reserve policy toward easing.
Historical Employment Level
Source: BLS. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: Persons. History from 2024-11-30 (1.5 years).
Recent announcements
Each release gets a durable child page so data, forecast, previous value, and raw fields can be cited directly.
Related United States indicators
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Average Hourly Earnings
Measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor.
Average Weekly Earnings / Wages
Measures nominal wage growth.
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Initial Jobless Claims
Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.
Job Openings
Total number of unfilled job positions, a key indicator of labor market demand and tightness.
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
NAIRU (Natural Rate of Unemployment)
Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment — the estimated unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation, published by the Congressional Budget Office.
Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
Number of workers in the U.S. excluding farm workers.
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Common questions
Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.
How often is United States Employment Level updated?
Employment Level for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Employment Level reported in?
The series is published in Persons. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States Employment Level data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Employment Level for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/employment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.