#NFPWatch U.S. Employment Report (June 2025)
🔹 Key Data:
New Jobs (NFP): +147,000
(better than expected: between 110,000 and 120,000)
Unemployment Rate: down to 4.1 %
(better than the 4.3 % forecast)
Wage Growth:
Monthly: +0.2 %
Annual: +3.7 %
(slightly below expectations)
Previous Revisions:
May: from 139 K to 144 K
April: to 158 K
🏦 Impact on markets and monetary policy
Dollar strengthens: market discounts lower probability of rate cut in July.
Treasury Bonds: 2-year bond yield rises +9 basis points.
Stock Market: Wall Street rises slightly (Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq).
Private Sector: only +74 K jobs created, strong slowdown compared to previous months.