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US employers added just 57,000 new jobs in June, lower than expected
US employers added 57,000 new jobs in June, about half of economists' predictions, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down job growth figures for April and May by a combined 74,000, and 720,000 people left the labor force.
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