US Job Growth Exceeds Expectations with 147,000 New Jobs in June

It was created 147,000 new jobs outside the agricultural sector in the USA in June, shows a report from the USA's labor market department. It was more than expected.

» Published: July 03 2025 at 14:32

US Job Growth Exceeds Expectations with 147,000 New Jobs in June
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Analysts had on average calculated with 106,000 new jobs, according to a compilation of forecasts made by the news agency Bloomberg.

Revised figures show that 144,000 new jobs were created in May.

Unemployment fell to 4.1 percent, which was better than the expected 4.3 percent.

On Wednesday, a report from the payroll administrator ADP came which showed that the number of jobs in the private sector in the USA decreased by 33,000, which was unexpected, unusual and significantly lower than the average forecast of 98,000 new jobs.

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