Based in Dallas, Jacobs Solutions provides professional services including consulting, technical, scientific, and project delivery for the government and private sectors. The company reports it has approximately 47,000 employees.

The major stocks indices are all higher at midday. Bad news was good news this morning, as the nonfarm payrolls report surprised everyone. The U.S. shed 23,000 jobs last month against expectations of a gain of 80,000. The three-month average for new jobs fell to 20,000 from 111,000, and employment declined in local government, education, and retail trade. The stalwart Healthcare sector continued to grow, but at a slower pace. Meanwhile, June payrolls were revised lower by 37,000 to 20,000 and May was reduced by 66,000 to 63,000. The unemployment rate declined to 4.1%. But that generally bad news comes with some optimism, as investors are now happier about prospects for interest rates. After the report was released, the probability that the fed funds rate will end the year at the current 3.5%-3.75% target range rose to 26.2% from 18.1%. There was no expectation of a rate cut before or after the report. The probability that the funds rate will be 25 basis points higher at the end of the year rose to 44.8% from 43.3%, but the probably that rates will be higher by 50 basis points or more declined to 29% from 38.6%. With all that said, stocks are headed for a second winning week. The S&P 500 is up about 2% over the past five days, while the Nasdaq is up 3%, the DJIA is up 1.5%, and the Russell 2000 up 1.6% over the same period.

Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services as well as cyber engineering and security solutions. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and government clients in a wide variety of sectors, including water, transportation, healthcare, technology, and chemicals. Jacobs Solutions employs approximately 60,000 workers. The company generated $12 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025.

Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services as well as cyber engineering and security solutions. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and government clients in a wide variety of sectors, including water, transportation, healthcare, technology, and chemicals. Jacobs Solutions employs approximately 60,000 workers. The company generated $12 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025.