July unemployment rate August 2, 2013, ADP jobs report in sync with BLS, Initial claims reflect labor force dropouts, NFIB Trimtabs SurePayroll reports minimal or decreased July hiring “North Carolina’s unemployment rate fell for the fourth consecutive month in May to 8.8 percent, but the slight drop was largely due to a shrinking labor force rather than the creation of new jobs, economists said.”…Raleigh News Observer June 21, 2013 “11.4%: What the U.S. unemployment rate would be if labor force participation were back to January 2008 levels.” …James Pethokoukis, American EnterpriseRead More