US added 1.8m jobs in July as states grapple with Covid-19 resurgence
by Dominic Rushe in New York from on (#56NC6)
Unemployment rate falls to 10.2% from 11.1% but remains three times pre-pandemic figure
The US economy added 1.8m jobs in July after a record gain in June, as signals mounted that a resurgence of coronavirus cases in some states is weighing on the labor market recovery.
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