Sluggish Job Growth in July
August 3, 2007
August 3, 2007 – The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the U.S. created only 92,000 jobs last month, the fewest number of jobs created in a single month since February.
Additionally, the jobless rate was 4.6 percent and job loss was highest in the manufacturing, construction and retail industries.
Read more from the Economic Policy Institute and the AFL-CIO.