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2025.09.0512:34:38UTC+00US Unemployment Rate Rises to Near 4-Year High

In August 2025, the US unemployment rate edged up to 4.3% from 4.2% in July, meeting market predictions and marking the highest rate since October 2021. This increase saw the number of unemployed individuals grow by 148,000 to reach a total of 7.384 million. Concurrently, the labor force expanded by 436,000 to 170.778 million, nudging the labor force participation rate up by 0.1 percentage point, reaching 62.3% after hitting a two-year low the previous month. Additionally, the U-6 unemployment rate, which encompasses discouraged workers and those opting for part-time roles for economic reasons, climbed to 8.1% from 7.9% in July.

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