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U.S. Economy adds 147,000 jobs in June 2025, per BLS

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs last month, led by gains in health care and state and local government. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, in line with expectations.

According to the report, the number of unemployed people is currently 7 million. The unemployment rate for prime age workers—those between ages 25 and 54—decreased from 3.6% to 3.3%.

The labor force participation rate—the share of the population that is looking for work—declined by 0.1% to 62.3%, but is little changed for the year. The employment population ratio held steady at 59.7%.

In June, employment trended up in sectors including:

  • State and local government (+80,000)
  • Health care (+39,200)
  • Construction (+15,000)
  • Transportation and warehousing (+7,500)
  • Financial activities (+3,000)

Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 8 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $36.30 in June. Average hourly earnings are up 3.7 percent over the past 12 months. 

Report Tops Expectations, But Concerns Loom

Overall, June’s jobs report beat consensus expectations for 106,000 additional positions, according to Yahoo Finance. “You’re just not seeing any feed through from tariff or trade related stress,” RSM chief economist Joe Brusuelas told Yahoo Finance. “We got an absolutely solid payroll number.”

However, not all have a rosy view of the current state of the job market. ADP’s National Employment Report, released the day prior to the BLS report, said private employers cut 33,000 jobs in June. This marked the first month of job losses reported by ADP for the private sector since March 2023. 

Cory Stahle, economist for Indeed Hiring Lab, said growth outside of industries like healthcare, local government and public education has been “anemic at best,” and there aren’t great signs right now that labor force participation or wages are bound to spike. Stahle said: “The U.S. job market continues to largely stand tall and sturdy, even as headwinds mount — but it may be a tent increasingly held up by fewer poles.”

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Sources: BLS, Yahoo Finance, ADP, Indeed Hiring Lab