June Jobs Report: Amidst Gloom, Some Good News For Job Seekers

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For desperate job seekers, June's employment report from the Labor Department contained little -- if any -- good news.

The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than analysts expected, just 80,000, compared to the 90,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent, or 12.7 million people.

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