Both payroll employment (+22,000) and unemployment rate (4.3%) change little in August

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in August 2025 (+22,000) and has shown little change since April, with a job gain in health care (+31,000) partially offset by losses in federal government (-15,000) and in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-6,000). The unemployment rate was 4.3 percent and the number of unemployed people was 7.4 million, both changing little in August. BLS also stated that average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 10 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $36.53 in August, and have increased by 3.7 percent over the past 12 months. The agency noted that the change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised down by 27,000, from +14,000 to -13,000, and the change for July was revised up by 6,000, from +73,000 to +79,000.

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