Nonfarm payrolls increased 531,000 last month after large upward revisions to the prior two months.
Purchases of goods and services increased 0.8% from a month earlier.
Staffing firms and businesses have yet to see a marked uptick in employees
Buying conditions for household durables, homes and motor vehicles all fell to the lowest in decades, a new report says.
Child-care is largely unaffordable to Americans early in their careers, a Treasury report concluded.
The hiring slowdown likely reflects both fears about the Delta variant and difficulties filling vacant positions.
The value of overall retail purchases advanced 0.6% last month after a 1.7% drop in May.
The cost of food away from home jumped 0.7% on a month-over-month basis, the largest gain since 1981.
The drop in applications is consistent with improving business conditions and increased hiring.
The stimulus is waning and consumers are shifting spending from goods to services.
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