AI Data Insight
In April 2026, the number of people in the US not in the labor force but who want a job reached 6.756 million, jumping sharply by 800,000 from the previous month. Although the official unemployment rate remains at a relatively low point of 4.3%, the issues of potential labor slack and underemployment are rapidly deteriorating. This indicates that in a "low-hiring, low-firing" labor market, the barrier to entry for job seekers returning to the workforce is rising.