U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Both payroll employment (+57,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in June
· via BLS
Key points
- Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates showed little or no change in June for adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (3.7 percent), teenagers (14.6 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Black (6.6 percent), Asian (3.9 percent)…
- The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9 million in June but is up by 286,000 over the year.
- The labor force participation rate decreased by 0.3 percentage point to 61.5 percent in June, and the employment-population ratio edged down by 0.2 percentage point to 59.0 percent.
- Thus far in 2026, employment in the industry has shown little net change.
- In June, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 13 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $37.64.
Official source
BLSJul 2, 2026Official release ↗
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