#NFPWatch
It sounds like you're looking for insights into "NFP Watch"—tracking the U.S. Nonfarm Payroll (NFP) report, a key economic indicator that measures job growth excluding farm, government, nonprofits and private household employment.
📊 What "NFP Watch" Means
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) are released monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, typically on the first Friday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and are a major barometer of economic health reddit.com+12cambridgecurrencies.com+12econotimes.com+12reddit.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2reddit.com+2.
Markets—particularly USD, equities, bonds, and gold—can be highly volatile around release time reddit.com+4cambridgecurrencies.com+4forexing.com+4.
🔍 Latest June 2025 Report
147,000 jobs added in June, surpassing the 110 K consensus estimate and up from a revised 139 K in May tradingeconomics.com+1cambridgecurrencies.com+1.
Government sector added 73 K jobs (largely in education); healthcare added 39 K, social assistance +19 K; federal government lost about 7 K tradingeconomics.com.
Wage growth cooled—average hourly earnings rose only 0.2% month‑on‑month and 3.7% year‑on‑year (below expectations of 0.3% / 3.9%) reddit.com+3cambridgecurrencies.com+3fxleaders.com+3.
Implications: labor markets remain resilient, but slowing wage growth may reduce pressure on the Fed to tighten further binance.com+13cambridgecurrencies.com+13fxleaders.com+13.
🔮 Expectations & Forecast for July
June consensus before release: +110 K (range: 50–160 K) with unemployment at ~4.3% tradingeconomics.com+11fxleaders.com+11reddit.com+11.
FactSet preview suggested +115 K median and a 4.3% unemployment rate for June .
For July’s upcoming release (reflecting July data), forecasts vary widely—any reading below 100 K could weaken the dollar, while anything above 200 K could significantly strengthen it reddit.com+2reddit.com+2fxleaders.com+2
🗓️ Important Dates
Reference MonthRelease Date (EST)June 2025Friday, July 3, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET July 2025Friday, August 1, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET
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