This year's June Jobs report reveals economy has continued to strengthen with 93 straight months of job growth. The month of June shows promise for the growth of the economy. Check out the following infographic for a breakdown of the June jobs report.
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June 2018 jobs report
1. UNITED STATES JOBS REPORT
JUNE 2018
MONTHLY OVERVIEW
The labor force participation rate increased by 0.5% to
62.9%. The employment-population ratio held at 60.4%.
Unemployment rate
by race
Unemployment rate by education
The jobless rate for adult
men was 3.7% and adult
women was 3.7%.
The unemployment rate
rose to 4%.
213,000 new jobs were
created.
Job gains occurred in
professional and
business services,
manufacturing, and
health care.
Average hourly wages
increased by $0.05 to
$26.98.
JOB GAINS BY INDUSTRY
Professional and
business services
added 50,000 jobs.
Construction added
13,000 jobs.
Manufacturing
added 36,000 jobs.
Health care
added 25,000 jobs.
0%
2%
4%
6%
Asians Blacks Hispanics Whites
8%
0%
1.05%
2.1%
3.15%
4.2%
H
igh
school
Som
e
college
4+
years
college
Source: US Department of Labor
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