Figure 1: Total nonfarm employment Figure 2: Private employment contour ab 2 July 2026 Global Research US Economic Data June jobs: not bad, slower and lower Employment gains slow; unemployment dips; LFPR collapse Nonfarm payroll employment rose 57K in June, coming up shy of our expectations (80K) and consensus (113K), with previous months revised down a total of -74K, but overall leaving moving averages at a still respectable average pace of gains. Leisure and hospitality employment swung from a solid May g ...