In June, the United States added 372,000 jobs without reservation.
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DNHN - The nonfarm payrolls increased by 372,000 in June, exceeding economists' expectations of 250,000, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6%. The average hourly wage increased by 5.1% from the previous year, which was significantly higher than anticipated. In terms of new employment trends, education and health services are in the lead, followed by business, leisure, and hospitality services.

In June, employment grew at a much faster rate than anticipated, indicating that a key pillar of the US economy remains robust despite declining purchasing power due to high inflation. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, nonfarm payrolls increased by 372,000 for the month, surpassing the Dow Jones forecast of 250,000, and the year of employment growth remained strong.
The unemployment rate remained unchanged from May and is in line with forecasts at 3.6%. Alternative measures of unemployment, which include discouraged workers and those working part-time for economic reasons, fell from 7.1% to 6.7%.
Andrew Hunter, the senior US economist at Capital Economics, remarked, "The sharp increase of 372,000 non-farm jobs in June appears to make a mockery of claims about the economy's difficulty. encounter, let alone a recession,".
The June increase was a slight deceleration from May's downwardly revised 384,000 jobs. The numbers for April were revised downward to 368,000.
Average hourly earnings increased 0.3% month-over-month and 5.1% year-over-year, slightly exceeding the Dow Jones estimate of 5% and indicating that wage pressures remain strong as inflation continues. Expansion increases. In March 2022, earnings reached an all-time high of 5.6% versus the previous year.
The optimistic data suggests that Federal Reserve officials will likely push for aggressive rate hikes in the months ahead. At their July meeting, when the June inflation report will soon be compiled, policymakers have indicated that a 0.75 percentage point rate increase is likely. Christopher Waller, a Fed governor, stated, "Make significant rate hikes when the economy is robust and the labour market is tame."
Education and health services led in job creation with 96,000 new positions, while business services added 74,000. Other significant contributors include leisure and hospitality (67 thousand), healthcare (57 thousand), and transportation and storage (67 thousand) (36,000). Other sectors with robust growth include manufacturing (29,000 jobs), information (25,000 jobs), and social assistance (10,000 jobs) (21,000). 9,000 jobs were lost in the government sector alone.
Nonetheless, there are discrepancies in the data: the survey of households revealed a decline of 315,000 jobs, bringing the total employment to 755,000 in February 2020, which is significantly below pre-pandemic levels. Cecilia Rouse, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said, "This report indicates that our labour market remains strong despite challenges and difficulties, and that the US economy has some opportunity to face challenges as the Fed works to curb inflation and as we deal with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine."
The Fed implemented a series of rate hikes intended to slow the economy without triggering a recession to combat rising inflation. Recent indicators, however, indicate that economic growth has slowed significantly.
Inflation has disproportionately affected households with lower incomes. Since June 30, spending on credit and debit cards issued by Bank of America has decreased 1 per cent year-over-year, which may be an ominous sign of a recession. Consumers account for more than two-thirds of the economy's growth.
The U.S. gross domestic product decreased by 1.6% in the first quarter and is projected to decline by 1.9% in the second, meeting the definition of a recession. Slower spending and a sharp decline in private investment are largely to blame for the decline.
The job market is viewed as a bulwark against a recession, and the June numbers indicate that the wall is still standing. As a result, the US economy will soon return to growth, thereby boosting international trade. gender.
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