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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — JANUARY 2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 467,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little
changed at 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment growth
continued in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in retail trade, and in
transportation and warehousing.
This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor
force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey
measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the
concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note.
Changes to The Employment Situation Data
Establishment survey data have been revised as a result of the annual benchmarking process and the
updating of seasonal adjustment factors. Also, household survey data for January 2022 reflect updated
population estimates. See the notes beginning on page 5 for more information.
Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,
January 2020 – January 2022
Percent
125,000
130,000
135,000
140,000
145,000
150,000
155,000
160,000
Jan-20 Apr-20
Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21
Jul-21 Oct-21 Jan-22
Thousands
Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted,
January 2020 – January 2022
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
Jan-20 Apr-20
Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21
Jul-21 Oct-21 Jan-22
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Household Survey Data
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.0 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 6.5 million,
changed little in January. Over the year, the une