US economy adds 943,000 jobs in July, unemployment falls to 5.4%

• August 6, 2021
• realestatelife
• Announcements, Business & Markets, Politics & Economy, Real Estate Finance, World News, Your Real Estate Life

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 943,000 workers in July as the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%, the Labor Department said Friday. Analysts were expecting 870,000 jobs gained and the unemployment rate to fall to 5.7%.