U.S. Economy Adds 195K Jobs in June, Unemployment Rate Remains at 7.6
In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, photo, job seekers wait in line to see employers at a National Career Fairs’ job fair in New York. Unemployment rates declined in October in more than half of the 372 largest U.S. cities, further evidence of steady improvement in the job market. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)The Labor Department released the June jobs report, which reports that nonfarm payrolls jumped by 195,000 in June, coming in well above expectations of 165,000. The May job increase was also revised higher by 20,000 to 195,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 7.6%, compared to economists’ expectations that it would fall to 7.5%. The labor force participation rate rose in June to 63.5% from 63.4% in May. U.S. stock-index futures extended gains on the back of the report.
