The latest jobs report came out this morning, and we’re seeing some encouraging trends:
- 1.4 million jobs were added in the first half of this year — the most in any first half since 1999
- Private employment has increased for 52 consecutive months — the longest streak on record
- The unemployment rate has fallen 1.4 percentage points over the past year — the sharpest year-over-year decline in nearly three decades
- June marked the fifth straight month that the U.S. has added more than 200,000 jobs
We’re making progress, but there’s still work to do. Learn more about today’s numbers.
