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The Employment Situation, July 2026

Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on August 7, 2026.

The government's monthly jobs report: the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts payroll jobs through a survey of employers and measures unemployment through a survey of households, and publishes both in this release.

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The job market goes into reverse: payrolls fall by 23,000 · cited for every figure the story marks as record

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Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in July (-23,000)

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Timeline entries this record anchors: July employment release.