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Nonfarm payroll employment rises by 4.8 million in June; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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07/01/2020

May jobless rates up over the year in all 389 metro areas; payroll jobs down in 357

06/25/2020

24% of employed persons do some work at home on days they work in 2019

06/25/2020

Productivity declines in 58 of 90 detailed manufacturing and mining industries in 2019

06/19/2020

May jobless rates down in 38 states, up in 3; payroll jobs up in 46 states, down in 1

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