Overall employment continued to hold steady, increasing only minimally from April 2025 by 8,800. The unemployment rate did climb by 10 basis points to 7.0% – its highest rate since September 2016 (outside of the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021).
Overall employment continued to hold steady, increasing only minimally from April 2025 by 8,800. The unemployment rate did climb by 10 basis points to 7.0% – its highest rate since September 2016 (outside of the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021).