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Economy Adds 209,000 Jobs In July, Unemployment Rate Little Changed

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS
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August 1, 2014 8:32 a.m.
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Total non farm payroll employment rose by 209,000 jobs in July while the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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  1. Impeach!

  3. If Obama weren’t a black Kenyan socialist with no birth certificate we’d be seeing significantly higher numbers because something Ronald Reagan tort reform, and… hey look, they’re running another old clip from BENGHAZI!

  4. omg when will the tyranny end

  5. If the GOP and Job Creators got off the sidelines, the numbers would be even better. 6 months of steady job creation and the stock market gains are bad news for the GOP.

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