July Job Numbers by the Solman Scale

The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring increased in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent. Below you’ll find our Solman Scale jobs graphic, a different way to examine the larger picture of unemployment though a series of economic data points as designed by economics correspondent Paul Solman and his Making Sense team.

We’ll have more analysis from Paul later Friday. Stay tuned.

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