The US jobs report for July 2026 is expected to show between 80,000 and 100,000 nonfarm payroll jobs added, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.2 percent. June’s figures revealed only 57,000 jobs created, well below economist expectations. Revelio Labs estimates 79,200 jobs were added, while ADP’s report shows only 44,000 private-sector positions, with 4.4 percent year-over-year pay growth. Health care, social assistance, and manufacturing are expected to carry the bulk of gains, while leisure, hospitality, and retail trade are projected to post declines. A print in the upper end of the consensus range would likely reinforce the view that the labor market, while softening, has not broken.
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