US Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June, Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
The US economy added 57,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.2%, largely unchanged from the previous month. This data was released earlier than usual due to the July 4th holiday.
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“The US economy added 57,000 jobs in June.”
Waylon Wong
“And the unemployment rate was 4.2%.”
Waylon Wong
“That's mostly unchanged from May's rate of 4.3%.”
Waylon Wong
Heard on The Indicator from Planet Money — “Does the new Fed chair care about jobs?”, published Thursday, July 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.