Market analyst Ben Casselman: The U.S. unemployment rate has now remained at or below 4.5% for 59 consecutive months (nearly five years), the longest such streak since records began in the late 1940s.

2026-09-04

Market analyst Ben Casselman: The U.S. unemployment rate has now remained at or below 4.5% for 59 consecutive months (nearly five years), the longest such streak since records began in the late 1940s.