The Labor Department reports the U.S. economy added 287,000 jobs in June, above expectations for 175,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 4.9%. Economists expected an increase to 4.8%. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate rose to 62.7% from 62.6%.

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