August Employment Report to be released on Friday, September 5: Here are the latest forecasts

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the first Employment Situation Report since President Trump erupted in anger over corrections made to the May and June reports, which revised down the number of jobs added to the economy by 258,000.

The BLS estimated the unemployment rate to be 4.2 percent in July, unchanged from the level recorded a year ago. However, the labor force participation rate has decreased by 0.5 percent to 62.2 percent over the same period.

The August Employment Situation will be released on September 5, 2025, at 8:30 am ET.

First report since the BLS’s revision led to the firing of Commissioner McEntarfer

When the July report was released, the BLS also revised the May and June figures downward—totaling approximately 258,000 jobs—reversing what had previously been positive news for the White House as tariffs took effect. Following the correction, BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was fired, a move widely condemned by former BLS leaders from both parties, including William Beach, who previously held the role and had worked at the conservative Heritage Foundation.

A look at the August Employment Forecasts

FactSet, which surveys economists for employment projections, reported that 80,000 jobs are expected to have been added in August, up slightly from the 73,000 added in July. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 4.2 percent.

Watch labor force participation among foreign-born workers

The report, set to be published on Friday, September 5, 2025, will reflect August labor market dynamics, including the unemployment rate and changes in the number of foreign-born workers. Labor force participation among foreign-born workers fell to 66.1 percent in July, down from 67.3 percent a year earlier. Between January and July, the number of foreign-born workers employed in the US dropped from 31.7 million to 30.7 million, partly due to the Trump administration’s mass deportation initiative, which has disrupted labor markets in communities across the country. Many undocumented workers, fearing detention, have withdrawn from the labor force.

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