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Is hiring picking up in the US? Thursday’s report will help illustrate trends. — 12:28 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Is the US economy emerging from a period of sluggish hiring to something more dynamic? Thursday’s report from the Labor Department on June job changes will provide some important clues.
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The report could show that 100,000 new jobs were added last month, according to a survey of economists by data provider FactSet. If so, it would be the fourth straight month of solid hiring, after a string of weak months late last year through February, when employers actually shed jobs. The unemployment rate is forecast to have stayed a low 4.3 percent in June.
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