A loss of U.S. jobs worse than planned

In July, the U.S. lost 131 000 jobs, ie more than expected, official data showed on Friday, which account for a stable unemployment rate of 9.5%.
The nation lost jobs for the second consecutive month. The Labor Department report says there was a net loss of 131,000 jobs, when the median forecast was 87,000.
Those job losses were mainly in the public sector, in which the contract was not renewed temporarily to 143,000 people.
The private sector created 71 000 jobs, the report said. That figure is equivalent to 2.3 times the jobs created in the preceding month, but less than analysts anticipated (83,000).

The Labor Department revised the data for June. That month, which had become a record net loss of jobs after five months of job creation, was much worse than expected, as 221 000 jobs were lost, according to the revised estimate of ministry, ie 77% more than the initial figures.