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June jobs report misses big, while unemployment falls
The June U.S. jobs report showed 57,000 jobs added, below the expected 115,000, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.2%. Previous months' job gains were revised downward, and leisure and hospitality lost 61,000 jobs, while business services and healthcare saw increases.
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- Economy disappoints with half as many jobs created in June, and May and April gains revised downward
- The economy added just 57,000 jobs last month — a big miss
- US employers added just 57,000 new jobs in June, lower than expected
- US economy adds jobs at slower pace with 57,000 jobs added in June, unemployment rate dips
- U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2%