Scott Shellady Breaks Down The July Jobs Numbers

Scott Shellady Breaks Down The July Jobs Numbers
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is pictured in New York City, New York, U.S., August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

The Labor Department released new hiring and unemployment figures on Friday morning. 209,000 jobs were added in July, somewhat above Wall Street economists’ expectations. The unemployment rate was 4.3 percent. June’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent. Fox News Contributor Scott Shellady joined Dan and Amy with analysis of the July numbers:

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