Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation News Release — 2014-08-01

Advance copies of this statement are made available to the press under lock-up conditions with the explicit understanding that the data are embargoed until 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 209,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent. Over the month, employment increased in professional and business services, manufacturing, retail trade, and construction. Incorporating the revisions for May and June, which increased total nonfarm employment by 15,000, monthly job gains have averaged 245,000 over the past 3 months. In the 12 months prior to July, employment growth averaged 209,000 per month. Professional and business services employment rose by 47,000 in July. Employment continued to trend up across much of the industry, including a gain of 9,000 in architectural and engineering services. Over the year, employment in professional and business services has expanded by 648,000.