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US economy adds 223,000 jobs in June

The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent, the lowest level since April 2008

The US economy added a solid 223,000 net new jobs in June, but there was no upward movement on wages, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent, the lowest level since April 2008.