Article 626HF US adds 528,000 jobs in July as market returns to pre-pandemic levels

US adds 528,000 jobs in July as market returns to pre-pandemic levels

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Dominic Rushe
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Unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in July, equal to its rate in February 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US

The US added 528,000 jobs in July as the jobs market returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The US has now added 22m jobs since reaching a low in April 2020. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in July, a half-century low and equal to its rate in February 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US.

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