July 2018 US Unemployment Rate – IRP Poverty Dispatch

U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in July; unemployment dips to 3.9 percent, By Avie Schneider, August 3, 2018, National Public Radio: “The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month, and the unemployment rate remained low. Analysts have been looking for signs that wage growth might pick up, but it held steady, too…”
Economy added disappointing 157,000 jobs in July but unemployment fell to 3.9%, By Paul Davidson, August 3, 2018, USA Today: “Hiring slowed in July as employers added 157,000 jobs, a possible sign that worker shortages and widening U.S. trade spats are starting to curb employment gains. The unemployment rate fell from 4 percent 3.9 percent, close to its 18-year low, the Labor Department said Friday…”