Survey: US businesses step up hiring in June to 237,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses added jobs at a robust pace in June, a private survey found, evidence that rising consumer spending and a healthy housing market are supporting more hiring.
Construction firms added 19,000 jobs last month, while retail, shipping and utility companies gained 50,000.
Economists forecast it will show that employers added 233,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent from 5.5 percent.