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U.S. unemployment rate at 9.5%, a 26-year high

U.S. unemployment rate at 9.5%, a 26-year high

In June, 467,000 jobs are lost; analysts had predicted 350,000. Despite positive signs for the economy in recent weeks, the report is evidence that the jobs market remains troubled.

 

US STOCKS-Dow edges up, but S&P, Nasdaq dip after jobs data

he Dow industrials ended slightly higher on Friday while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped as investors paused to consider conflicting signals in monthly U.S. jobs data.

 

Job Losses Slow; Unemployment at 9.4%

Job Losses Slow; Unemployment at 9.4%

The U.S. unemployment rate was the highest in 26 years, the government said on Friday, but the loss of 345,000 jobs in May, fewer than expected, was seen as a sign that the job market was no longer in free fall.

 

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