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BLS engages expert panels regarding missing Consumer Expenditure data

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Unemployment rate for Gulf War-era II veterans changes little at 3.6 percent in 2025

The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001, a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans, was 3.6 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year.

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04/23/2026 In 2025, 5.7% of families include an unemployed person, up from 5.3% in the prior year

04/22/2026 February jobless rate up in 1 state; payroll jobs down in 2 states, up in 1

04/16/2026 January jobless rates up over the year in 252 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 9

04/16/2026 Full-time wage and salary workers median weekly earnings are $1,235 in 1st quarter 2026

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