US hiring picked up in July; so did unemployment

  • Saturday, August 4th, 2012
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Job hunters attended a job fair in San Jose, Calif., last month in hopes of finding work. U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring. (AP/Paul Sakuma/File)

Job hunters attended a job fair in San Jose, Calif., last month in hopes of finding work. U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring. (AP/Paul Sakuma/File)