Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in July, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged, the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The unemployment rate was recorded at 4.6 percent, while 92,000 jobs were added.
Employment grew in several service-providing industries. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent.
Both the number of unemployed workers (7.1 million) and the unemployment
rate were about unchanged in July.
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