US Nonfarm Payroll and Employment Levels

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Nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000 in June, below 114,000 estimate

  • Nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000 in June, below 114,000 estimate and down from 129,000 in May (revised downwards from 172,000).

  • The report likely pushes the urgency of interest rate hike to September from July.

  • Unemployment rate fell to 4.2% from 4.3% but in line with estimates.

  • Labor force participation rate moved down to 61.5% from 61.8%.

  • Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% on the month, in line with estimate and unchanged from the prior month.

  • S&P 500 futures rose 0.4% while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.7% following the report.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

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