8.3 Percent (Update: Romney Responds)

Published August 3, 2012 11:30am ET



The unemployment rate increased to 8.3 percent, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — JULY 2012
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 163,000 in July, and the unemployment rate
was essentially unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Employment rose in professional and business services, food services and drinking
places, and manufacturing.

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