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Economic Data Brief |
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Labor market
Employment Situation — June 2026
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| Total nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June 2026 to 158,984, +506,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 158,927. Prior periods were revised in 5 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Payrolls
158,984
▲ +57,000 m/m
· +506,000 y/y
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Unemployment
4.2%
▼ −0.1 pp m/m
· −0.1 pp y/y
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Avg hourly earnings
$37.64
▲ +0.3% m/m
· +3.5% y/y
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Participation
61.5%
▼ −0.3 pp m/m
· −0.9 pp y/y
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| Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (5) — since first published. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Leisure and hospitality · May 2026 | 17,079 | → | 17,012 | ▼ −67,000 | | Construction · March 2026 | 8,330 | → | 8,311 | ▼ −19,000 | | Temporary help services · March 2026 | 2,474 | → | 2,480 | ▲ +5,400 | | Temporary help services · April 2026 | 2,485 | → | 2,490 | ▲ +5,300 | | Construction · May 2026 | 8,337 | → | 8,320 | ▼ −17,000 |
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Key figures| Headline → | June 2026 | May 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Total nonfarm payrolls thousands of jobs, SA — the m/m change is the payroll gain | 158,984 | 158,927 | ▲ +57,000 | ▲ 0.0% | ▲ +506,000 | ▲ +0.3% | | | Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 4.3% | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | | | Average hourly earnings dollars per hour, private, SA | $37.64 | $37.51 | ▲ +$0.13 | ▲ +0.3% | ▲ +$1.28 | ▲ +3.5% | | | Labor force participation rate | 61.5% | 61.8% | ▼ −0.3 pp | — | ▼ −0.9 pp | — | | | U-6 underemployment rate unemployed + marginally attached + part-time for economic reasons | 7.9% | 8.1% | ▼ −0.2 pp | — | ▲ +0.1 pp | — | | | Average weekly hours | 34.30 | 34.30 | ▪ 0.00 | ▪ 0.0% | ▲ +0.10 | ▲ +0.3% | | | Trend bars show year-over-year % change for index series, the level for rates and survey indexes over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
| Payrolls by sector → | June 2026 | May 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Total private | 135,613 | 135,564 | ▲ +49,000 | ▲ 0.0% | ▲ +721,000 | ▲ +0.5% | | | Government | 23,371 | 23,363 | ▲ +8,000 | ▲ 0.0% | ▼ −215,000 | ▼ −0.9% | | | Manufacturing | 12,598 | 12,595 | ▲ +3,000 | ▲ 0.0% | ▼ −38,000 | ▼ −0.3% | | | ConstructionREVISED | 8,331 | 8,320 | ▲ +11,000 | ▲ +0.1% | ▲ +64,000 | ▲ +0.8% | | | Education and health services | 27,973 | 27,904 | ▲ +69,000 | ▲ +0.2% | ▲ +648,000 | ▲ +2.4% | | | Leisure and hospitalityREVISED | 16,951 | 17,012 | ▼ −61,000 | ▼ −0.4% | ▲ +114,000 | ▲ +0.7% | | | Professional and business services | 22,507 | 22,471 | ▲ +36,000 | ▲ +0.2% | ▲ +88,000 | ▲ +0.4% | | | Retail trade | 15,460 | 15,467 | ▼ −7,500 | ▼ 0.0% | ▲ +34,200 | ▲ +0.2% | | | Trend bars show year-over-year % change for index series, the level for rates and survey indexes over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Leisure and hospitality: −61,000 on the month — the biggest drop since December 2020.
- Labor force participation rate: lowest since March 2021 (62 months).
- Civilian labor force: −1,134,000 over the past year — the steepest 12-month decline since March 2021.
- Professional and business services: +88,000 over the past year — the largest 12-month gain since July 2023.
- Retail trade: +34,200 over the past year — the largest 12-month gain since July 2023.
- Employment-population ratio: lowest since October 2021 (55 months).
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — household survey and labor supply → | June 2026 | May 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Household survey employment | 162,264 | 162,771 | ▼ −507,000 | ▼ −0.3% | ▼ −980,000 | ▼ −0.6% | | Unemployed persons | 7,094 | 7,307 | ▼ −213,000 | ▼ −2.9% | ▼ −154,000 | ▼ −2.1% | | Civilian labor force | 169,358 | 170,078 | ▼ −720,000 | ▼ −0.4% | ▼ −1,134,000 | ▼ −0.7% | | Not in labor force | 105,808 | 104,976 | ▲ +832,000 | ▲ +0.8% | ▲ +2,915,000 | ▲ +2.8% | | Employment-population ratio | 59.0% | 59.2% | ▼ −0.2 pp | — | ▼ −0.7 pp | — | | Unemployed 27 weeks and over | 1,937 | 1,988 | ▼ −51,000 | ▼ −2.6% | ▲ +473,000 | ▲ +32.3% | | Part-time for economic reasons | 4,681 | 4,805 | ▼ −124,000 | ▼ −2.6% | ▲ +57,000 | ▲ +1.2% | | Temporary help servicesREVISED | 2,499 | 2,490 | ▲ +9,300 | ▲ +0.4% | ▼ −5,400 | ▼ −0.2% |
Sources |
Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-08-03 13:17 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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