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US Lost 62K Jobs in June

US payrolls suffer sixth straight monthly decline

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Jul 3, 2008 8:23 AM CDT

(Newser) – US employers, battered by rising fuel prices and a stuttering economy, continued to cut payrolls in June, eliminating some 62,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight monthly drop, reports the Wall Street Journal, and nearly 13% more than economists expected. Payrolls have fallen 438,000 so far this year, an average of 73,000 jobs per month. Unemployment held at 5.5%, whereas experts expected a drop.

Economists say the numbers make it likely that the Fed will hold interest rates, reports Bloomberg. “There is very little room for the Fed to do anything. The Fed is not in a position to cut rates, nor is it in a position to hike rates,'' said an analyst. The Labor Department reported unemployment claims rose by 16,000 last week.

Representatives of the Los Angeles County Fire Department talks with attendees during an FBI-hosted job fair in Los Angeles.
Representatives of the Los Angeles County Fire Department talks with attendees during an FBI-hosted job fair in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
United Auto workers change shifts at the Chrysler Warren Truck Assembly plant in Warren, Mich.
United Auto workers change shifts at the Chrysler Warren Truck Assembly plant in Warren, Mich.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)
People wait in line to enter a job fair in New York,
People wait in line to enter a job fair in New York,   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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