Post-vaccine rebound accelerates as US economy adds 850,000 jobs
by Lauren Aratani in New York from Economics | The Guardian on (#5KT7F)
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The US added 850,000 jobs in June, a sign that the country's post-vaccine rebound is continuing to accelerate.
The national unemployment rate remained relatively stable, rising 0.1% to 5.9% in June, probably because more people came off the sidelines to join the labor force.
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