The establishment survey showed a gain of 209,000 jobs in June, roughly in line with expectations. The unemployment rate drifted down to 3.6 percent, 0.2 percentage points above the half-century low reached in April. Government employment accounted for 60,000 of the June gains, meaning the private sector added just 149,000. In addition, the prior two More

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