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June Jobs Report Shows Pickup in Labor Market Recovery

P.M. Edition for July 2. U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, to 5.9%, as more people joined the labor market. Labor economics and policy reporter Eric Morath joins host Annmarie Fertoli with more on the June jobs report and what it means for the path and pace of recovery.
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