US economy added 850,000 jobs in June as wages keep climbing

The US economy added a robust 850,000 jobs in June, as employers continued to boost wages to entice the unemployed back to work.

The United States economy added a robust 850,000 jobs in June while the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.9 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, as  more unemployed workers came off the sidelines to rev up the nation’s jobs machine. June’s headline jobs number was better than many analysts were expecting but not as strong as the most optimistic projections. Still – after disappointing jobs growth in April and May, hiring is picking up steam as vaccine rates continue to climb, and COVID-19 restrictions, such as mask mandates and capacity limits in restaurants and venues, keep rolling back.