WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The figure is in line with the +36,000 monthly jobs added on average over the past 12 months but well short of May’s job total — which the BLS downwardly revised from 172,000 to 129,000 — as well as the 115,000 jobs forecasted by Dow Jones economists, according to CNBC. The BLS also revised April’s job gains from 179,000 to 148,000, making the employment in April and May combined 74,000 fewer jobs than previously reported. Additionally, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent.
Among employment sectors, professional and business services added the most net new jobs in June (+36,000). The industry has added 172,000 jobs since a recent low in October 2025, according to the BLS. Social assistance added 25,000 jobs in June, which is above its monthly average of 16,000 jobs over the past 12 months, while healthcare continued to add jobs (+22,000) but at a slower clip than its 12-month average (+38,000).
Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 61,000 in June, which the BLS attributes to “weaker than usual seasonal hiring” in the sector. Employment showed little or no change over the month in other sectors including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; other services; and government.