Job growth rebounded strongly to 222,000 in June, unemployment rate ticks up slightly to 4.4 percent

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 222,000 in June, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4 percent. Employment increased in health care, social assistance, financial activities, and mining.  This rate of job growth compares to 152,000 in May and 297,000 in June of 2016.

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