Latino Jobs Report: Second Straight Month of Strong Job Growth

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The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that U.S. employers added 255,000 jobs in July 2016, far exceeding many economists’ estimation of 180,000 jobs created for the month. The national unemployment rate remained the same at 4.9%, and the Latino unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 percent, from 5.8 percent in June to 5.4 percent in July.

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July Latino Jobs Report

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