Record Number Of Individuals Employed In July
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August 4, 2017The latest jobs report is out, and things are looking up. According to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor, the economy added 209,000 jobs in July. In addition, July set a record with the number of employed Americans. It increased by 345,000, bringing the total to 153,513,000. The number of Americans NOT participating in the labor force dropped to 94,657,000.
The U6 rate – the broadest measure of unemployment – stayed at 8.6% in July
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 4, 2017
The Labor Force Participation rate ticked back up to 62.9%, which is where it started the year in January
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 4, 2017
The number of people working part-time because they couldn’t find a full-time job went down 44k in July
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 4, 2017
“Employment in food services and drinking places rose by 53,000 in July” – full report at https://t.co/gCeuhvdEUT
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 4, 2017
The unemployment rate is currently hanging around 4.3 percent.
#BreakingNews: U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate down to 4.3% #JobsReport pic.twitter.com/mWaTLMg1mf
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) August 4, 2017
President Trump is stoked.
Excellent Jobs Numbers just released – and I have only just begun. Many job stifling regulations continue to fall. Movement back to USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2017
Here’s hoping that Republican lawmakers do something with tax reform. That would really get our economy cranking.
