https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- FEBRUARY 2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 311,000 in February, and the unemployment rate
edged up to 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job
gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, retail trade, government, and health care.
Employment declined in information 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.