Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in July (-247,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.4 percent...
a slight decrease in labor force participation drove the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 9.5 in June to 9.4 in July
average monthly job loss for May through July (-331,000) was about half the average decline for November through April (-645,000). In July, job losses continued in many of the major industry sectors.
In July, the number of unemployed persons was 14.5 million. The unemployment rate was 9.4 percent, little changed for the second consecutive month.
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