
August BLS Economic Data Released 9/06/2025..
Key Data: Not Good News!
- Jobs gain 22,000 new jobs in August (estimates were 75,000)
- Major adjusdtment last 12 months of -911,000
- June & July adjusted DOWN by -21,000 JOBS
- Unemployment rose by .1% @ 4.3%
- Inflation (CPI) rose .2% in July, 12-month + 2.7%
- Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.4% in August .. Annual up.2 to 2.9%
- Participation rate rose by .1% to 62.3%
The NWSOFA Fiscal and Economic Issues group will meet on Zoom, Tuesday, September 16th @7 pm. The Zoom room will open by 6:55 pm.
Come join us, catch up on this year’s US & IL economic news and share your thoughts
ZOOM link – Click Here at 6:55 pm to attend the Tuesday 7pm US Fiscal & Economic Meeting -> https://bit.ly/NWSOFA-Zoom