WASHINGTON — U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June by adding 213,000 jobs, a sign of confidence in the economy despite the start of a potentially punishing trade war with China.
US adds a solid 213,000 jobs in June
But unemployment rises to 4 percent
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