Employers Add 223,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls To 5.3%

U.S. employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent, a seven-year low. The numbers reflect a job market moving close to full health and raise expectations that the Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates as early as September.

Topics:  june   federal reserve   september   jobs   rate   employers add   
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