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U.S. payrolls increased by 147,000 in June, more than expected

UNITED STATES, JUL 3 – Public sector and healthcare jobs led growth with 86,000 new positions, while wage growth remained steady at 3.7% year-over-year, Labor Department data showed.

  • The U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June 2025 while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, according to the Labor Department's report released Thursday.
  • This increase exceeded economists' expectations of about 117,500 jobs and followed revisions adding 16,000 jobs to previous months' totals.
  • Most job gains came from government and healthcare sectors, with state and local government hiring focused heavily on education, while manufacturing shed 7,000 jobs.
  • Initial unemployment filings declined to 233,000 in the week concluding on June 28, while the count of continuing claims remained stable at 1.964 million for the week ending June 21.
  • The labor market showed solid strength despite expectations of slowing growth and uncertainties from President Trump's tariffs, which have complicated business decisions and may delay Federal Reserve rate cuts.
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After the negative data on employment in the U.S. by the ADP firm on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported yesterday that in June 147,000 net jobs were created and unemployment fell to 4.1%, below 4.2% of the previous month and market expectations of 4.3%. After the new report, yesterday in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the odds of the Federal Reserve (Fed) applying a cut to its interest rate in July, to 4.3% from 23.8% on Wednesday.

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Report: US labor market added 147K jobs in June

WASHINGTON — The U.S. labor market churned out a surprisingly strong 147,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The unemployment rate also ticked down unexpectedly.

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Barron's broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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