Employment Rose by 147,000 in June, Unemployment Flat at 4.1%

Washington, DC, July 3, 2025-Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 147,000 in June, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 

Job gains occurred in state government and healthcare. Federal government continued to lose jobs.

“U.S. job growth continued at a steady pace last month, surprising economists who had predicted a slowdown in hiring amid uncertainty over trade and fiscal policy,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

“The U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department reported Thursday, above the gain of 110,000 jobs economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected.

“The unemployment rate, which is based on a separate survey of U.S. households, fell to 4.1% from 4.2%.

“Revisions showed that hiring was stronger in prior months than previously thought. The number of jobs added in April and May was a combined 16,000 higher than prior estimates.

“Healthcare, which tends to hold up in every sort of economy, continued to add jobs. Hiring was also driven in part by state and local governments.

“Federal-government layoffs were a modest drag on payrolls, with federal-government employment declining by 7,000 in June. But overall government employment rose by 73,000, because states and localities continued to add jobs.”