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Economy added just 73,000 jobs in July: The key facts and figures

By Zach Halaschak, Joseph Lawler
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The economy added 73,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Investors expected roughly 108,000 new jobs and for the unemployment rate to tick up to 4.2%.

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