Initial Unemployment Claims

July 9, 2026 Initial unemployment claims fell 2 thousand to 215 thousand in the week ending July 4 after having risen 1 thousand in the previous week. The number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose 8 thousand in the week ending June 27 to 1,814 thousand...

Payroll Employment

July 2, 2026 . .Payroll employment rose by 57 thousand in June after climbing by 129 thousand in May and 148 thousand in April.  In the past three months payroll employment has risen on average by 111 thousand per month   .The labor market has strengthened somewhat in...

Private Employment

July 2, 2026 . Private sector employment rose by 49 thousand in June after climbing by 97 thousand in May and 150 thousand in April.  In the past three months payroll employment has risen on average by 99 thousand per month   .The labor market has strengthened...

Unemployment Rate

July 2, 2026 OK The unemployment rate fell 0.1% in June to 4.2% after having been unchanged in both April and May at 4.3%.  The labor force plunged by 720  thousand in June employment fell by 507 thousand.  As a result, the number of unemployed workers declined by 213...

Nonfarm Workweek

July 2, 2026 In any given month employers can boost output by either additional hiring workers or by lengthening the number of hours that their employees work.  Payroll employment climbed by 57 thousand in June.  At the same time the nonfarm workweek was unchanged at ...

Average Hourly Earnings

July 2, 2026 Average  hourly earnings rose 0.3% in June to $37.64 in June after climbing by 0.3% in May and 0.2% in April,  Earnings growth  in the past year has been 3.5%. While nominal earnings have risen 3.5% in the past year, inflation has risen by 4.3% so real or...