Usa Unemployment Rate March 2024. Employers added 303,000 jobs in march, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.8 percent. The unemployment rate for high school graduates was 4.3 percent in may 2024 (06/14/2024) total payroll employment up 272,000, health care up 68,000, in may 2024.

4.0% the unemployment rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month. Employers added 303,000 jobs in march, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.8 percent.