Shock US job figures threaten recovery hopes

US companies added just 18,000 jobs in June, the US Labor Department said, well below the consensus forecast of 90,000 to 120,000 US employers hired the fewest workers in nearly two years last month, pushing up the jobless rate and rattling financial markets. Crushing hopes of a turnaround in the jobs market, companies became increasingly cautious about hiring new staff amid the continuing ...

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