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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

Sluggish jobs growth and unemployment hovering around four-year high, latest government jobs report reveals

Unemployment was hovering around a four-year high in the United States as the economy added 50,000 jobs last month, below expectations, according to the latest government jobs report released Friday.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed that employment was up in the food services, health care, and social assistance sectors, but retail employment fell.

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