July Jobs Report: U.S. Added 164,000 Jobs; Unemployment Unchanged
8/2/19
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from The New York Times,
8/2/19:
The figures suggest the economy is cooling but employers are still creating jobs at a solid pace.
164,000 jobs were added last month. Economists had expected a gain of about 165,000.
The unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, the same as in June.
Average hourly earnings rose by 0.3 percent. The year-over-year gain was 3.2 percent.
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