Unemployment Now 9.2% as Hiring Nears Standstill

The June jobs report is out, and it isn’t pretty. Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month: Employers added the fewest jobs in nine months and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2%. The Labor Department says the economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June, and the number…

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Unemployment Now 9.2% as Hiring Nears Standstill

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