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June Jobs Report: 4 Charts

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Created: 06 July, 2012
Updated: 21 November, 2022

Four facts & four charts to help explain the June jobs report:

  • The unemployment rate was unchanged in June at 8.2%.
  • U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling three years after the recession ended.
  • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 374,000 in the week ending June 30.
  • Nevada, Rhode Island and California have the highest unemployment among U.S. states.

Credit: AP