Article D3JD US unemployment hits seven-year low after adding 223,000 jobs in June

US unemployment hits seven-year low after adding 223,000 jobs in June

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Rupert Neate and Dominic Rushe New York
from Economics | The Guardian on (#D3JD)
  • Rate of 5.3% is level that government considers full employment
  • Number of added jobs falls slightly short of expectations

The US unemployment rate has fallen to 5.3% - the lowest in seven years - after the economy added 223,000 jobs in June.

The drop in the unemployment rate from 5.5% in May to 5.3% June takes it to the level that the US government considers full employment, and heightens expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as September.

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