Job Growth Slowed Down In July, But New Jobs Still Topped 200,000

By Christopher S. RugaberAssociated Press, San Jose Mercury News: Business
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 9:19am

U.S. employers extended their solid hiring into July by adding 209,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight month of job growth above 200,000, evidence that businesses are gradually shedding the caution that had marked the 5-year-old recovery.

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