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Unemployment for July 2025 Was 4.3%

The published household-survey rate was 4.3 percent, up from 4.1 percent in June.

By Helen Voss, Rates Columnist

Washington1 min read

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city buildings under blue sky during daytimePhoto by Shen Pan on Unsplash

The published unemployment rate for July 2025 was 4.3 percent. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics household survey, as published by the St. Louis Fed.

The previous monthly reading was 4.1 percent, for June 2025.

Total nonfarm payroll employment for July 2025 was 158,542 thousand jobs.

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