U.S. employment statistics, which affect the yen exchange rate and stock prices, were released on the 2nd, and the number of people employed in fields other than agriculture in June increased by 57,000 from the previous month. Market expectations had predicted an increase of around 113,000 people, but this was lower than this. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate improved by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 4.2%. As employment in the United States has been seen to remain steady, future trends will be a focus.