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FOX News | 32 US states still haven't regained all the jobs they lost in recession even though nation has
Five years after the Great Recession officially ended, most states still haven't regained all the jobs they lost, even though the nation as a whole has.
Bloomberg | Payrolls Jumped as U.S. Jobless Rate Fell to 6.1% in June
Job creation surged beyond expectations in June and the unemployment rate fell to an almost six-year low of 6.1 percent, underscoring the strength of a U.S. labor market that will help spur a rebound in growth.
Market Watch | U.S. jobless claims edge up to 315,000, layoffs low
The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by 2,000 to 315,000 in the week ended June 28, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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WSJ | Highlights from the June U.S. Jobs Report
U.S. employers went on a hiring spree in June, adding a seasonally adjusted 288,000 jobs – the fifth consecutive month that nonfarm payrolls grew by more than 200,000, a streak unmatched since the end of the 1990s. The unemployment rate was 6.1% in June, down from 6.3% the prior month. Here are highlights from the Labor Department’s employment report, released Thursday morning:
