The document summarizes U.S. employment data from July 2015. It notes that 215,000 jobs were added in July, below the average of 246,000 over the past year. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3%. Several industries saw job gains, such as professional services, healthcare, retail, and financial activities. By region, the Midwest had the lowest unemployment at 5.0% while the West was highest at 5.8%. Many states reported declines in unemployment from the previous month.

1. •
Job Market Update
U.S. Economic Data
Reflective of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
“The Employment Situation – July 2015”
As of August 2015

2. •
Overview of “The Employment Situation”
• The July report showed an overall
monthly gain of 215,000 jobs – just below
the average monthly numbers (246,000)
of the past year
• The unemployment rate remained
unchanged at 5.3%
• Revisions to prior months:
- The May number was revised from +254,000 to
+260,000
- The June number was revised from +223,000 to
+231,000
- That’s a total of 14,000 more jobs than was
previously reported
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3. •
215,000 new jobs added in July
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* Numbers are seasonally adjusted. Source: BLS

4. •
Employment in July
• Total nonfarm payroll employment
increased by 215,000 jobs in July, which is
below the 12-month average of 246,000
- Unemployment remained unchanged at
5.3%, the lowest since April 2008
- The number of long-term unemployed
persons increased by 100,000 to 2.2
million in July. These individuals
accounted for 26.9% of all unemployed
persons
- Over the year, the number of long-term
unemployed has declined by 986,000
• Discouraged workers in July was 668,000 –
virtually unchanged from the year before
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JOBS GAINED IN JULY
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
215,000
5.3%

5. •
July’s private job creation statistics
• United States private sector jobs
increased during July, generating over
210,000 jobs
- Highest increase in employment seen
within professional and technical
services, health care, retail trade and
financial activities
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Source: BLS

6. •
Industry Breakdown
Professional & Business Services
• Increase of 40,000 jobs
 Computer systems design and related
services increased by 8,700 jobs
 Architectural and engineering services
increased by 6,400 jobs
 Temporary help services decreased by 8,900
jobs
• Total Americans employed in this sector during
July: 19.79 million
Manufacturing
• Added 15,000 jobs in July
• Total Americans employed in this sector: 12.35
million
Leisure & Hospitality
• Increase of 30,000 jobs in July
 Food services and drinking places added
29,300 jobs
 All other subsectors saw decreases or
marginal increases
• Total Americans employed in this sector
during July: 15.16 million
Healthcare & Social Assistance
• Added 30,100 jobs during July
 Hospitals subsector added 15,700 jobs
 Ambulatory health care services increased
the most at 8,900 jobs
• Total Americans employed in this sector during
July: 18.6 million
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Source: BLS

7. •
Industry Breakdown
Construction
• Added 6,000 new jobs in July
 Employment in this sector was
concentrated in non-residential
construction, who added 6,000 jobs
 Most other subsectors saw job losses or
very little gain
• Total Americans employed in this sector during
July: 6.38 million
Transportation & Warehousing
• Added 14,400 jobs in July
 Transit and ground passenger
transportation jobs increased by 3,200
 Support jobs, couriers, and storage saw
7,700 combined increases
• Total employed in sector in July: 4.78 million
Retail Trade
• Added 35,900 jobs in the month of July
 Motor vehicle and parts dealers added
12,500 payroll jobs
 Food and beverage stores added 6,800
jobs to the economy
 General merchandise stores added 5,600
jobs
• Total Americans employed in this sector during
July: 15.7 million
Finance
• Added 17,000 jobs in July
 Insurance carriers added 9,600 jobs
 Real estate, rental and leasing added
6,000 jobs
• Total Americans employed in this sector
during July: 8.14 million
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8. •
Employment in total nonfarm
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* Numbers are seasonally adjusted in thousands.
Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 2015

9. •
State & Regional Unemployment – June 2015
• State and Regional unemployment rates were little changed in June
21 states reported a decrease in unemployment from the prior month, while 12
reported increases
Over the year, 42 states and the District of Columbia have reported decreases, and
only 5 have reported increases
• In June, the Midwest had the lowest regional unemployment rate at 5.0%, and the West
had the highest unemployment rate at a stagnant 5.8%
• Nebraska reported the lowest unemployment rate, at 2.6%, while West Virginia showed
the highest monthly rate of 7.4%
• Oregon was the only state that reported significant over-the-month unemployment
increases in June (+0.2%)
• New Jersey, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida and Indiana reported
significant declines in unemployment for the month of June
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

10. •
Mid-Atlantic Region – June 2015
• The Mid-Atlantic region reported an
unemployment rate of 5.4%
• West Virginia and Delaware reported
increases in unemployment, with
West Virginia showing the most
notable increase from 7.2% to 7.4%
• The District of Columbia and
Maryland both showed a decreases in
employment
• States:
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

11. •
Midwest Region – June 2015
• The Midwest region reported an
average unemployment rate of 5%
• Kansas and Minnesota both saw
slight increases – up .1% each to
4.5% and 3.9% respectively
• Illinois, Indiana and Iowa all
experienced a .1% decrease of
unemployment to 5.9%, 4.9% and
3.7% separately
• States:
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

12. •
Mountain-Plains Region – June 2015
• The Mountain-Plains region had an
unemployment rate of 4.3%
• Utah, Missouri, Montana and
Wyoming unemployment remained
unchanged
• Colorado reported an increase in .1%
up to 4.4%
• States:
- Colorado
- Missouri
- Montana
- Utah
- Wyoming
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

13. •
New England Region – June 2015
• The average unemployment rate
remained at 4.8%
• Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and
New Hampshire remained unchanged
at 4.7%, 4.6%, 3.6% and 3.8%
respectively
• Connecticut and Rhode Island saw
decreases
Connecticut dropped 0.3% to 5.7%
Rhode Island dropped 0.1% to
5.9%
• States:
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

14. •
New York, New Jersey Region – June 2015
• The New York, New Jersey and
Puerto Rico region reported an
average unemployment rate of 8.1%
• New York and New Jersey both saw
declines during the month of June
New York dropped 0.2% to 5.5%
New Jersey dropped 0.1% to
6.1%
• Puerto Rico increased
unemployment from 12.4% to 12.6%
• States:
- New York
- New Jersey
- Puerto Rico
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

15. •
Southeast Region – June 2015
• The Southeast region reported a
5.9% unemployment rate
• Nearly all states saw slight to
moderate decreases in
unemployment
Florida decreased 0.2% to 5.5%
unemployment
• North Carolina reported a 0.1%
increase — up to 5.8%
• Alabama remained unchanged at
6.1%
• States:
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

16. •
Southwest Region – June 2015
• In the Southwest region, the
unemployment rate remained
unchanged at 5.4%
• Texas and Oklahoma reported slight
increases, from 4.3% to 4.5% and
6.2% to 6.4%, respectively
• Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas all
reported a slight decline
• States:
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Texas
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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West Region – June 2015
• The West had the highest
unemployment rate among the
regions, at 5.8%
• Washington state, Nevada, Hawaii
and California all had 0.1% dips in
unemployment
• Alaska and Arizona reported 0.1%
increases, from 6.7% to 6.8% and
from 5.8% and 5.9%, respectively
• Oregon saw a 0.2% increase – from
5.3% up to 5.5%
• States:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Washington
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State and regional employment data from previous month. Source: BLS