US economy adds 215,000 jobs in July
Friday, 7 August 2015
The US economy added 215,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate held at a seven-year-low of 5.3pc. The Bureau of Labour Statistics said job gains came in retail trade, health care, professional and technical services, and financial activities.
The jobs figures are a seen as a significant gauge of the health of the economy.
Analysts said the figures meant a US interest rate rise in September remained a possibility. Last month, the Federal Reserve upgraded its assessment of the labour market, saying it was continuing to "improve, with solid job gains and declining unemployment", according to a news agency-----Aminul.