Retail a weak spot as economy added jobs in June
July 6, 2018
The American economy added 215,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department. The overall unemployment rate among workers in the U.S. moved up to four percent from 3.8 as more people were in the market for jobs. Retail stood out as one of the weaker performing sectors with the industry losing 22,000 jobs in June.
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