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July 4, 2025 At first blush the June employment report appeared stronger than expected.  Payroll employment rose 147 thousand which was considerably larger than the 100 thousand gain that was expected.  The unemployment rate declined 0.1% to 4.1% rather than rising...

Payroll Employment

July 3, 2025 .           .Payroll employment climbed by 147 thousand in June after gaining 144 thousand in May.  The job gain was higher than market expectations which were for an increase of 100 thousand.  In the past three months payroll...

Private Employment

July 3, 2025 . Private sector employment climbed by 74 thousand in June after gaining 137 thousand in May.  The job gain was higher than market expectations which were for an increase of 100 thousand.  In the past three months private sector employment has risen on...