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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Edward Helmore

US adds 372,000 jobs in June as growth exceeds expectations

Job gains in June were notable in the professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and healthcare.
Job gains in June were notable in the professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and healthcare. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images

The US economy added 372,000 jobs in June, an indicator of resilience despite signs of slowing economic growth.

The jobs reports is seen as a key indicator on whether high inflation – and central bank efforts to tame it with interest rates rises – is beginning to bite down on the wider American economy.

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