Employers added 255,000 net jobs in July. Over the 12 months ending in July, monthly job gains averaged 204,000. So far in 2016, employment gains have averaged 186,000 per month, down from 229,000 per month in 2015.
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for May was revised from +11,000 to +24,000, and the change for June was revised from +287,000 to +292,000. With these revisions, employment gains in May and June combined were 18,000 more than previously reported.
