US economy created 163,000 jobs
Official figures from the US Department of Labor reported that 163,000 jobs were created in July, which has been received as positive news that the country is on the right financial track despite the fact that unemployment actually rose 0.1 points to 8.3%. Overall, this is good news for the Obama campaign that has been struggling to fight off criticism about the levels of unemployment in the USA.
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