Friday, July 6, 2007

.S. Payrolls Rose 132,000 in June; Unemployment Rate Stays at 4.5 Percent

(Bloomberg) -- Employers in the U.S. added 132,000
workers to payrolls last month, wages grew and the unemployment
rate held near a six-year low, signaling the job market will
continue to sustain American consumers.

The increase in employment followed a 190,000 gain in May
that was larger than previously reported, the Labor Department
said today in Washington. The jobless rate held at 4.5 percent for
a third month.


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