#USNonFarmPayrollReport

Key Highlights

Jobs Added (August 2025): Only 22,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added—far below the expected 75,000 and well under July’s upwardly revised 79,000.

Unemployment Rate: Rose to 4.3%, up from 4.2% the prior month.

Revised Data:

June was revised down to a –13,000 job loss (from +14,000).

July was revised up to +79,000 (from +73,000).

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Sector and Wage Insights (BLS Establishment Survey)

Healthcare added 31,000 jobs (below its 12-month average of 42,000).

Social assistance rose by 16,000, particularly in individual and family services.

Federal government lost 15,000 jobs, continuing a downward trend.

Mining, quarrying, and oil & gas extraction declined by 6,000.

Manufacturing lost 12,000 jobs and remains down 78,000 year-to-date.

Other sectors—including construction, retail, transportation, and professional services—showed little to no change.

Wages:

Average hourly earnings for private nonfarm employees rose $0.10 (0.3%) to $36.53.

Year-over-year increase: +3.7%.

Average weekly hours remained steady at 34.2 hours.