US jobs growth accelerates in June but wages continue to lag as Fed ponders hike
The Labor Department says 222,000 jobs were added last month, with unemployment at 4.4%
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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.
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