Here's where the jobs are for June 2025 — government sector leading the way

State and local government accounted for much of the U. 's job growth in June, per data released Thursday

Health care and social assistance also saw notable payroll expansion in the month

Legislative Hall, the Delaware State Capitol, in Dover, DelawareAimintang | Istock | Getty ImagesState and local government job growth powered the U

Labor market's expansion in June

That means government jobs accounted for half of the 147,000 total nonfarm payroll growth in June. "Government at the state and local levels did much of the hiring in June," said Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate

That helped "the total payrolls number to top expectations. "Looking under the hood, those increases were concentrated outside of Washington, D

The bulk of those new jobs on both levels were in education, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows

That's unsurprising given the continued focus on government efficiency initiatives under President Donald Trump

To be sure, Bankrate's Hamrick warned that it would be hard for state and local governments to sustain such strong growth

Paired with government, the two sectors accounted for nearly nine out of 10 new jobs on balance in June

Leisure and hospitality and construction were also among industries seeing payrolls expand significantly in the month, according to the BLS data

But labor force growth was capped by constriction in several sectors