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Nonfarm payroll employment rises by 1.8 million in July; unemployment rate falls to 10.2%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8 million in July, and the unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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07/31/2020

Compensation costs up 0.5% Mar 2020 to Jun 2020 and up 2.7% over the year ending Jun 2020

07/30/2020

Productivity rises in 30 of 46 wholesale and retail trade industries in 2019

07/29/2020

Gross job gains 7.8 million and gross job losses 7.0 million in the 4th quarter of 2019

07/29/2020

June jobless rates up over the year in 388 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs down in 307

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