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Unemployment and the labour market
US national and state unemployment rates, payrolls, participation, claims and JOLTS from the BLS via FRED, plus the Eurostat unemployment series for every EU country.
Economists, regional analysts, and anyone building recession indicators.
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FRED Labour Market — 20 BLS Series (Unemployment, Participation, Payrolls, Claims, JOLTS, Earnings, Hours), 1939–2026
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19,067 observations across 20 US labour-market series from FRED: headline and U-6 unemployment, participation and employment-population ratios, total, private, manufacturing, construction and government payrolls, weekly initial and continued jobless claims, JOLTS openings, quits, hires and layoffs, average hourly earnings and weekly hours, the unemployment level and the 20-and-over unemployment rate. Long format with series name, frequency and unit on every row, full history from FRED as of 2026-09-06.
Eurostat Unemployment Rate — Seasonally Adjusted, Total, Every EU Country, Monthly Since 1983
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14,868 country-month observations of the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (% of the active population, all ages, both sexes) for the euro area, every EU member state and other reporting countries, from the Eurostat dissemination API as of 2026-09-05.
FRED State Unemployment Rates — 50 States And DC, Seasonally Adjusted, Monthly 1976–2026
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30,906 state-month observations of the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (51 series) from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics programme via FRED, January 1976 to the latest month as of 2026-09-06. Long format with state code and name on every row.
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