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Nela Richardson, ADP\u2019s chief economist, said in a statement that hiring was more \u201cbroad-based than we\u2019ve seen in the last few years\u201d and the job market had shown \u201csustained momentum going into the summer hiring season.\u201d Consensus estimates suggest the U.S. likely added fewer nonfarm jobs in June than the hotter-than-anticipated 172,000 in May and the revised-up 179,000 in April and 214,000 in March, while the unemployment rate is projected to settle at 4.3%.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1139\">\u2018Extreme\u2019 Heat Warnings Issued Across Midwest And East Coast<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>tangent<\/h2>\n<p>The Conference Board\u2019s consumer confidence gauge <u>ticked upward<\/u> in June, as lower oil prices offset concerns about the job market. The percentage of consumers saying jobs were \u201chard to get\u201d jumped to 22.5%, the highest level since January 2021, and more Americans anticipate little change in the labor market six months from now, according to the survey. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1137\">Supreme Court Will Rule On Birthright Citizenship Today\u2014After Trump\u2019s Opposed It For More Than 10 Years<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>key background<\/h2>\n<p>The job market has impressed in recent months even as the Federal Reserve noted that inflation remains at \u201celevated\u201d levels. President Donald Trump <u>celebrated<\/u> May\u2019s jobs data, writing on his Truth Social that \u201cgrowth does not mean inflation! How else can a country attain GREATNESS???\u201d Despite the larger-than-expected total for added jobs, the labor participation rate, or the percentage of Americans working or looking for work, settled at 61.8% in May. 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