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Import prices for nonmonetary gold rose 37.3 percent from May 2025 to May 2026. The most recent year-over-year decline occurred in March 2023, when prices were down 4.9 percent.

The two occupations projected to have the fastest growth in employment from 2024 to 2034 are tied to renewable energy generation. Employment of wind turbine service technicians is projected to grow 49.9 percent (6,800 jobs) and solar photovoltaic installers employment is projected to grow 42.1 percent (12,000 jobs).

In June 2026, the proportion of the population that was employed, known as the employment–population ratio, was 59.0 percent for people age 16 and over. The ratio edged down by 0.2 percentage point over the month and changed little over the year after accounting for annual population control adjustments.

Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in June (+57,000), roughly in line with the average monthly change over the prior 12 months (+36,000). In June, employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, social assistance, and health care. Employment in leisure and hospitality declined.