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Friday’s June jobs report sent mixed signals about the U.S. economy. While thousands of jobs were added last month, many were government jobs. The Data: The Bureau of Labor Statistics released jobs data for June on Friday. There were 206,000 nonfarm jobs created last month, 136,000 of them in the private sector and 70,000 in the public sector. The economy created 82,400 jobs in the healthcare and social assistance sector; these are driven by government spending on grants. While government jobs saw a rise in June, they remain relatively low compared to historical averages. According to data fro…

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