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Strong U.S. jobs report bolsters case for further Fed tightening

The Labor Department said that nonfarm payrolls increased by 209,000 jobs last month amid broad-based gains. June's employment gain was revised up to 231,000 from the previously reported 222,000.

The unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent in July, matching a 16-year low touched in May. It has declined four-tenths of a percentage point this year and is now at the most recent

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June Jobs Report: Everything You Need to Know

Last Updated Jul 7, 2017 at 9:11 am ET

U.S. employers added 222,000 jobs in June, topping estimates as hiring quickened. Wages inched up.

June Jobs Report: Everything You Need to Know

U.S. job growth slows; unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent

U.S. job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two months were not as strong as previously reported, suggesting the labor market was losing momentum despite the unemployment rate falling to a 16-year low of 4.3 percent.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 138,000 last month as the manufacturing, government and retail sectors lost jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday. The economy created 66,000 fewer

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U.S. Job Growth Bounces Back; Unemployment at 10-Year Low

An impressive 211,000 jobs were added last month, bringing the three-month average up to 174,000.

The unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in March and the lowest rate in more than 10 years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/b...mployment.html

US created only 98,000 jobs in March, vs 180,000 expected

- Nonfarm payrolls up 98,000, unemployment rate at 4.5 percent
- Winter weather, retail slide cited for weakness
- "Real" unemployment rate at 8.9 percent, lowest in more than nine years

More: US created 98,000 jobs in March, vs 180,000 expected