AI Data Insight
According to DataTrack data, the US seasonally adjusted number of unemployed persons for Q2 2026 (as of May) fell to 6.045 million, a decrease of 142,000 from the previous month. Although nonfarm payrolls for the single month once exceeded expectations, the decline in the labor force participation rate and the slowdown in hiring momentum indicate that the overall labor market is shifting towards a wait-and-see stance of "low hiring, low firing."