Unemployment rate likely to fall even further

We estimate that the monthly gain in non-farm payrolls rebounded from 138,000 in May to 200,000 in June. The unemployment rate probably fell further, perhaps to as low as 4.1%. Meanwhile, base effects will push annual earnings growth higher.

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