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This R&D provides resources on unemployment in the United States. The Commerce Department announced last Friday that the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.9% and that the economy added 255,000 jobs in July. Optimists argue that these are good numbers that signal a continued economic recovery, but pessimists respond that too many Americans are still in part-time jobs when they desire full-time employment.
So far in 2016, employment gains in the U.S. have averaged 186,000 a month, down from 229,000 a month in 2015 https://t.co/wcKeaaekqt
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) August 8, 2016
July’s unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.9%, though more than 400,000 people joined the labor force: https://t.co/V6dmpbLhWk
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) August 6, 2016
America’s economy added 255,000 jobs in July. Unemployment 4.9% “This will be a validator.” https://t.co/z8Gp54I6gX pic.twitter.com/yolqhEpuRq
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) August 5, 2016