The Dow Jones today jumped at market open today after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in July. That figure fell short of the 190,000 spots that economists had projected.
It was also the lowest increase in positions since March 2018. However, the 3.9% unemployment rate is close to the lowest level that we've seen the official unemployment rate since the late 1960s.
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Here are the numbers from Thursday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:
Now here's a closer look at today's Money Morning insight, the most important market events, and stocks to watch.
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