Employment Situation

June 2026

Released July 02, 2026

+57K
Change in nonfarm payroll jobs
May 2026 to Jun 2026

-0.1 percent
Change in unemployment rate
May 2026 to Jun 2026

-0.3 percent
Change in labor force participation rate
May 2026 to Jun 2026

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 57K to 158.98 million.
  • Private sector payroll employment increased by 49K to 135.61 million.
  • Government payroll employment increased by 8K to 23.37 million.
• The headline unemployment rate (U-3) decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.2 percent.
  • The broadest measure of unemployment (U-6, which adds underemployment to unemployment) decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 7.9 percent.
• The labor force participation rate (LFPR) decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5 percent.

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were private education and health services (+69K) and professional and business services (+36K).
• The worst performing sectors were leisure and hospitality (-61K) and information (-9K).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were private education and health services (+648K) and leisure and hospitality (+114K).
• The worst performing sectors were federal government (-258K) and financial activities (-100K).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• For all employees on private nonfarm payrolls:
  • Average nominal weekly earnings increased by 3.82 percent.
  • Average nominal hourly earnings increased by 3.52 percent.
• For production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls:
  • Average nominal weekly earnings increased by 3.73 percent.
  • Average nominal hourly earnings increased by 3.42 percent.

Table 1. Labor Indicators

	Jun 2026	May 2026	M/M change	Jun 2025	Y/Y change
Payroll jobs
Nonfarm	158.984M	158.927M	57K	158.478M	506K
Private	135.613M	135.564M	49K	134.892M	721K
Government	23.371M	23.363M	8K	23.586M	-215K
Unemployment
Official rate (U-3)	4.2%	4.3%	-0.1pp	4.1%	0.1pp
Broader rate (U-6)	7.9%	8.1%	-0.2pp	7.7%	0.2pp
Labor force participation rate
16 years and over	61.5%	61.8%	-0.3pp	62.3%	-0.8pp
Prime age (25-54 years)	83.3%	83.9%	-0.6pp	83.5%	-0.2pp
Employment-to-Population Ratio	59.0%	59.2%	-0.2pp	59.7%	-0.7pp

Table 2. Earnings Indicators

	Jun 2026	May 2026	M/M change	Jun 2025	Y/Y change
Production and non-supervisory
Hourly earnings	$32.38	$32.31	0.22%	$31.31	3.42%
Weekly earnings	$1,091.21	$1,092.08	-0.08%	$1,052.02	3.73%
All employees
Hourly earnings	$37.64	$37.51	0.35%	$36.36	3.52%
Weekly earnings	$1,291.05	$1,286.59	0.35%	$1,243.51	3.82%

Table 3. Revisions

	1st	2nd	3rd	Net revision
Nonfarm jobs added
June 2026	57K
May 2026	172K	129K		-43K
April 2026	115K	179K	148K	33K

Table 4. Comparison to ADP Estimate

	BLS	ADP	Difference
Private nonfarm jobs added	49K	98K	-49K

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

May 2026

Released June 30, 2026

+9K
Change in nonfarm job openings
Apr 2026 to May 2026

-45K
Change in nonfarm hires
Apr 2026 to May 2026

+63K
Change in nonfarm separations
Apr 2026 to May 2026

Job Openings: The total number of nonfarm job openings increased by 9K to 7.59 million, and the rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent.

• The best performing sectors were leisure and hospitality (+95K) and trade, transportation, and utilities (+37K).
• The worst performing sectors were private education and health services (-119K) and other services (-54K).

Hires: The total number of nonfarm hires decreased by 45K to 5.17 million, and the rate remained unchanged at 3.3 percent.

• The best performing sectors were state and local government (+21K) and leisure and hospitality (+15K).
• The worst performing sectors were trade, transportation, and utilities (-56K) and construction (-24K).

Separations: The total number of nonfarm separations increased by 63K to 5.10 million, and the rate remained unchanged at 3.2 percent.

• Quits increased by 22K to 3.06 million, and the rate remained unchanged at 1.9 percent.
• Layoffs and discharges increased by 41K to 1.71 million, and the rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 1.1 percent.
• Other separations remained unchanged at 328K, and the rate remained unchanged at 0.2 percent.

Table 5. JOLTS Level Indicators

	May 2026	Apr 2026	M/M change	May 2025	Y/Y change
Job openings level
Nonfarm	7.594M	7.585M	9K	7.310M	284K
Private	6.794M	6.792M	2K	6.517M	277K
Hire level
Nonfarm	5.170M	5.215M	-45K	5.328M	-158K
Private	4.811M	4.888M	-77K	4.988M	-177K
Separation level
Nonfarm	5.101M	5.038M	63K	5.288M	-187K
Private	4.777M	4.715M	62K	4.922M	-145K

Table 6. JOLTS Rate Indicators

	May 2026	Apr 2026	M/M change	May 2025	Y/Y change
Job openings rate
Nonfarm	4.6%	4.6%	0.0pp	4.4%	0.2pp
Private	4.8%	4.8%	0.0pp	4.6%	0.2pp
Hire rate
Nonfarm	3.3%	3.3%	0.0pp	3.4%	-0.1pp
Private	3.5%	3.6%	-0.1pp	3.7%	-0.2pp
Separation rate
Nonfarm	3.2%	3.2%	0.0pp	3.3%	-0.1pp
Private	3.5%	3.5%	0.0pp	3.6%	-0.1pp

Upcoming releases

Date	Time	Release	Data source
Jul 07	08:30 AM	Monthly Trade Update, May 2026	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Jul 08	10:00 AM	Monthly Debt Update, July 2026	U.S. Treasury
Jul 14	08:30 AM	Monthly Inflation Update, June 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jul 14	10:00 AM	Monthly Fiscal Update, June 2026	U.S. Treasury
Jul 21	10:00 AM	State Employment and Unemployment, June 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jul 30	08:30 AM	Monthly Expenditures Update, June 2026	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Jul 30	08:30 AM	Monthly GDP Update, Q2 2026 Advance Estimate	Bureau of Economic Analysis

Notes

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; ADP National Employment Report; JEC Republicans calculations

“pp” = percentage points; “M/M” = month over month; “Y/Y” = year over year

Consistent with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, monthly figures are seasonally adjusted. Discrepancy in change figures is possible due to rounding.