US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience, unemployment at 3.6%

US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience, unemployment at 3.6%

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow price increases.
The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for a fourth straight month, the government said…

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