U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Both payroll employment (-23,000) and unemployment rate (4.1%) change little in July
· via BLS
Key points
- Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for teenagers (12.1 percent) and people who are Hispanic (4.6 percent) declined in July.
- The jobless rates for adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (3.7 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Black (6.3 percent), or Asian (4.0 percent) showed little or no change over the month.
- The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) edged down over the month to 1.8 million but changed little over the year.
- Employment in local government education declined by 50,000 in July, after showing little net change over the prior 12 months.
- In July, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, at $37.62, were little changed (+2 cents).
Official source
BLSAug 7, 2026Official release ↗
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