The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates six alternative measures of unemployment, U1–U6, that measure different aspects of unemployment:
U1: Percentage of the labor force unemployed for 15 weeks or longer
U2: Percentage of the labor force who lost jobs or completed temporary work
U3: Official unemployment rate, which is the percentage of the labor force who are unemployed and have actively looked for work in the past four weeks
U4: Percentage of the labor force that are unemployed plus discouraged workers, who have stopped looking for work because they believe no work is available
U5: Percentage of the labor force that are unemployed plus discouraged workers plus marginally attached workers, who are available and willing to work but have not looked for work in the past four weeks
U6: A broader gauge of unemployment that includes various subsets of workers marginally attached to the labor force
Unemployment Rates by Level of Education
Unemployment Level/Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
Unemployment Rate in Michigan (MIUR)
Unemployment Rate (UNRATE) and Black Unemployment Rate
Initial Claims - US and Michigan
Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) - US and Michigan
All Employees, Total Nonfarm, Month-over-Month Change
All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS)
All Employees, Total Nonfarm in Michigan, Month-over-Month Change
All Employees, Total Nonfarm in Michigan (MINA)
Job Openings and Quits (Quantity)
Job Openings and Quits (Rate as % of Total Employment)
Quit Rate - Private vs Government and Total Nonfarm (Rate as % of Total Employment)
Labor Force Participation by Age
Teenage Labor Force Participation Rate
Job Openings by Sector
State Unemployment Rate
State Employment (Indexed to January 1990 = 100)
Employment by Sector
Employment by Sector, MoM Change
Service vs. Industrial vs. Agricultural Share of Economy
