US hiring likely improved only modestly in June

Published July 6, 2012 11:37am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring likely picked up slightly in June after sputtering in April and May. But the gains aren’t expected to be enough to lower the unemployment rate.

Analysts forecast that the economy gained only 90,000 jobs last month, according to a survey by FactSet. It would mark a third straight month of weak job growth. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 8.2 percent.

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