( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 4.1-percent.” America’s employers delivered a healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-RATE-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 20s Title: JOBLESS-RATE-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: to 4.1-percent] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The department also sharply revised down its estimate of job growth for April and May by a combined […]
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US employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 4.1-percent.”
America’s employers delivered a healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The department also sharply revised down its estimate of job growth for April and May by a combined 111,000.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department says last month’s job growth did mark a pullback from 218,000 in May. But it was still a strong gain, reflecting the resilience of America’s consumer-driven economy, which is slowing but still growing steadily. The department report also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4% to 4.1%.