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U.S. jobs growth appears anemic

September 10, 2025

U.S. employees added only 22,000 nonfarm jobs in August, well short of consensus forecasts of 75,000. And, with revisions to the June jobs report, employment shrank 13,000, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That makes June the first month of negative jobs growth since December 2020. The unemployment rate increased to 4.3%, close to a four-year high.*


Nonfarm payrolls (1/31/21–8/31/25)
Nonfarm Payrolls 1/31/21 - 8/31/25 *Source: Bloomberg.
  • The three-month pace of both nonfarm and private payrolls growth is now at 29,000.* 
  • Excluding health care, nonfarm payrolls have been contracting for four consecutive months, after growing just 42,000 on average for the previous four months.*
  • While the health and education services sector employment growth has been a welcome support to the US economy in 2025, it’s important to point out that the job openings rate in this sector plummeted in August to the lowest level since June 2020.*

This material is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. The views and opinions contained herein reflect the subjective judgments and assumptions of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Natixis Investment Managers, or any of its affiliates. The views and opinions expressed may change based on market and other conditions. There can be no assurance that developments will transpire as forecasted, and actual results may vary.

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