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Barclays chief U.S. economist on "healthy" June jobs report

Name: Barclays chief U.S. economist on "healthy" June jobs report
Uploaded: 2021-07-02T00:00:00-0400
Duration: 9 min 3 s
Description: As the U.S. reopens, job growth is picking up -- the country added 850,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department's latest report. However, unemployment rose to 5.9%. Barclays chief U.S. economist Michael Gapen joined CBSN to discuss the latest numbers.

As the U.S. reopens, job growth is picking up -- the country added 850,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department's latest report. However, unemployment rose to 5.9%. Barclays chief U.S. economist Michael Gapen joined CBSN to discuss the latest numbers.