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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JUNE 2025
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 147,000 in June, and the unemployment rate
changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains
occurred in state government and health care. Federal government continued to lose jobs.
This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures
labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment
survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information
about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical
Note.
Household Survey Data
Both the unemployment rate, at 4.1 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.0
million, changed little in June. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range of 4.0
percent to 4.2 percent since May 2024. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Blacks (6.8 percent) increased in
June, while the rates for adult women (3.6 percent) and Whites (3.6 percent) decreased. The
jobless rates for adult men (3.9 percent), teenagers (14.4 percent), Asians (3.5 percent), and
Hispanics (4.8 percent) showed little or no change over the month. (See tables A-1, A-2, and
A-3.)
In June, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by
190,000 to 1.6 million, largely offsetting a decrease in the prior month. The long-term
unemployed accounted for 23.3 percent of all unemployed people. (See table A-12.)
The labor force participation rate changed little at 62.3 percent in June, and the employment-
population ratio held at 59.7 percent. (See table A-1.)
The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, changed little
in June. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part
time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See
table A-8.)
The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job was essentially unchanged
at 6.0 million in June. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not
actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to take
a job. (See table A-1.)
Among those not in the labor force who wanted a job, the number of people marginally attached
to the labor force increased by 234,000 in June to 1.8 million. These individuals wanted and
were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months but had not
looked for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers, a
subset of the marginally attached who believed that no jobs were available for them, increased
by 256,000 in June to 637,000. (See Summary table A.)
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 147,000 in June, in line with the average
monthly gain of 146,000 over the prior 12 months. In June, job gains occurred in state
government and health care. Federal government continued to lose jobs. (See table B-1.)
Government employment rose by 73,000 in June. Employment in state government increased by
47,000, largely in education (+40,000). Employment in local government education continued to
trend up (+23,000). Job losses continued in federal government (-7,000), where employment is
down by 69,000 since reaching a recent peak in January. (Employees on paid leave or receiving
ongoing severance pay are counted as employed in the establishment survey.)
Health care added 39,000 jobs in June, similar to the average monthly gain of 43,000 over the
prior 12 months. In June, job gains occurred in hospitals (+16,000) and in nursing and
residential care facilities (+14,000).
In June, social assistance employment continued to trend up (+19,000), reflecting continued
growth in individual and family services (+16,000).
Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining,
quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail
trade; transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; professional and
business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.
Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 8 cents, or 0.2
percent, to $36.30 in June. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by
3.7 percent. In June, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory
employees rose by 9 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $31.24. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to
34.2 hours in June. In manufacturing, the average workweek held at 40.1 hours, and overtime
was unchanged at 2.9 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees
on private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.2 hour to 33.5 hours in June. (See tables B-2 and
B-7.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for April was revised up by 11,000, from
+147,000 to +158,000, and the change for May was revised up by 5,000, from +139,000 to
+144,000. With these revisions, employment in April and May combined is 16,000 higher than
previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from
businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the
recalculation of seasonal factors.)
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The Employment Situation for July is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 1, 2025,
at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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| 2025 Preliminary Benchmark Revision to Establishment Survey Data |
| to be released on September 9, 2025 |
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| Each year, the establishment survey estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts |
| of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) for the month |
| of March. These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records |
| that nearly all employers are required to file. At 10:00 a.m. (ET) on September 9, |
| 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the preliminary estimate of |
| the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey data. This is the |
| same day that the first-quarter 2025 data from QCEW will be issued. |
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| The final benchmark revision will be issued with the publication of the January 2026 |
| Employment Situation news release in February 2026. |
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United States Department of Labor
