US Non-Farm Payrolls Fall Short of Expectations
US non-farm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July 2025, after being revised down by 14,000 in June and well below the 110,000 estimate. The upward trend in employment in the healthcare and social assistance sectors continued.
The federal government continued to lose jobs. The June figure was also revised down sharply from 147,000 to 14,000, and the May figure was also revised down by 125,000. With these revisions, total employment in May and June was 258,000 lower than previously reported. (alg)
Source: Trading Economics