US jobs growth accelerates in June but wages continue to lag as Fed ponders hike

Washington

JOB creation in the US rebounded in June while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more people entered the work force in search of jobs, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

The US economic engine created another 222,000 jobs last month, while the jobless rate rose a tenth of a point to 4.4 per cent, according to the report.