what is the current unemployment rate in the united states 
the unemployment rate in the united states is 4 1 as of june 2024 11the bottom lineunemployment claims are cash payments made to individuals after they have been laid off from their jobs unemployment claims help individuals cover expenses such as rent mortgages and groceries while they are unemployed and looking for work unemployment claims are not made to people who left their jobs voluntarily or to those who have been fired from their jobs 