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US Hiring Slows, Curbing Momentum | Balance of Power
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US hiring slowed sharply in June even as the unemployment rate fell, curbing some of the budding momentum in job growth this year.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 57,000 last month after downward revisions to the prior two months took some of the shine off recent blockbuster reports, Bureau of Labor Statistics data Thursday showed. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2% as labor force participation plunged.
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