Payroll Employment Increases by 255,000 in July 2016; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.9%

by Press on August 5, 2016

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Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2016. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 255,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, and financial activities. Employment in mining continued to trend down.