The Guardian theguardian.com 2026-07-02 13:21

US employers added just 57,000 new jobs in June, lower than expected

The country’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.2% as US job growth also slowed for the monthSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailUS job growth slowed in June as employers added 57,000 new jobs – just about half of what economists had predicted – and the Bureau

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