Friday, August 2, 2019

US economy adds 164,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate steady


The U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs in July, matching predictions from economists but dipping slightly from June's figures.

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, remained at 3.7%.

Our U.S. correspondent Giles Gibson has more

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