Article 3W4FT US jobs report: July disappoints with only 157,000 jobs added

US jobs report: July disappoints with only 157,000 jobs added

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Edward Helmore
from Economics | The Guardian on (#3W4FT)

The gain, below the 190,000 anticipated, was the lowest since March, as the unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%

After two months of dependable US jobs growth, the labor department reported a touch of lethargy in the economy on Friday, with jobs increasing to 157,000 in July - below the 190,000 economists had expected.

The gain was the lowest since March, though it still dropped the unemployment rate to 3.9% from 4%, or roughly the lowest in half a century.

Related: US economy growing at annual rate of 4.1%, fastest pace in four years

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