As the United States gears up for presidential, congressional and local elections in November, the country's economy is also on a rollercoaster ride.
Early this month, President Donald Trump said June’s record jobs gain “proves that our economy is roaring back.”
Who is right? Here are some guidelines to judge the health of the U.S. economy for yourself in the months to come.A record 4.8 million jobs were created in June, the Labor Department's latest monthly jobs report showed. That's on top of the reported 2.7 million jobs created in May.
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