Unemployment figures remained relatively unchanged in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate stands at 6.2%, a mere 0.1% increase from the June figure, and 209,000 jobs were added to non-farm payrolls, bringing the total number of new jobs added to 9.9 million since February 2010. "We have now seen six consecutive months with job growth topping 200,000, and 53 consecutive months of private-sector job growth - the longest streak on record," says U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. "The unemployment rate was down significantly, from 7.3% in July 2013."
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