US Economy Adds 208,000 New Jobs, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 4.1 Percent
By Andrew Moran The U.S. economy created a higher-than-expected 208,000 new jobs in June while the unemployment rate ticked up, offering a mixed assessment of the current labor market at a time when the broader economy is showing signs of cooling down. In the first six months of 2024, the U.S. economy created around 1.3 million new jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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