Market analyst Ben Casselman says US unemployment has been at or below 4.5% for 59 consecutive months — nearly five years — the longest stretch since labor-market records began in the late 1940s.

2026-09-04

Market analyst Ben Casselman says US unemployment has been at or below 4.5% for 59 consecutive months — nearly five years — the longest stretch since labor-market records began in the late 1940s.