US LOSES 125,000 jobs in June
THE US lost 125,000 jobs last month, official figures have shown.
It was the first time jobs were lost on a month-on-month basis this year.
The figures from the Department of Labour reflected the departure of 225,000 temporary employees who had been working on the census in May.
The private sector created 83,000 jobs.
US unemployment rate fell to 9.5 per cent in June from 9.7 per cent in May.
That was because 652,000 people gave up on their job searches and do not count as officially unemployed.