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

In 2025, 5.7 percent of families included an unemployed person, up from 5.3 percent in 2024. Of the nation's 85.9 million families, 79.8 percent had at least one employed member in 2025.

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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

04/15/2026 U.S. import prices up 0.8% in March on higher nonfuel prices; export prices rise 1.6%

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