• Joe Biden hails ‘historic progress’ and credits stimulus package
• Number in or seeking work still 3m below pre-pandemic peak
The US added 850,000 jobs in June, a sign that the country’s post-vaccine rebound is continuing to accelerate.
The national unemployment rate remained relatively stable, rising 0.1% to 5.9% in June, probably because more people came off the sidelines to join the labor force.