US July nonfarm payrolls shows 163k net new jobs created; unemployment rate rose to 8.3%
3 August, 2012, 20:35. Posted by Zarathustra
US nonfarm payrolls shows that a net 163k of new jobs are created, while unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.3%.
Consensus is looking for 100k net new jobs and an unemployment rate of 8.2%.
Source: BLS
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