WASHINGTON—U.S. employers picked up their pace of hiring in June, evidence of sustained economic momentum heading into the second half of the year. June nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 222,000 from the prior month, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% from 4.3% the prior month as more people joined the workforce and started looking for a job. Economists surveyed by The Wall...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 07, 2017 12:33 UTC