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Unemployment Rises to 7.6 Percent

175,000 jobs created in May

Reason Staff | 6.7.2013 8:35 AM

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It's a beat!

The jobs report came in at 175K, slightly better than expectations.

And the unemployment rate actually raised from 7.5% to 7.6%.

This is kind of perfect for the market.

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