Job Growth Slowed In July
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July likely due to companies’ struggles to find qualified workers and the unemployment rate declined, pointing to tightening labor market conditions. FILE PHOTO: Brochures are displayed for job seekers at the Construction Careers Now! hiring event in Denver, Colorado U.S. August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Nonfarm payrolls increased by 157,0000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. The economy created 59,000 more jobs in May and June than previously reported.