US shares have fallen after official unemployment figures showed the rate unchanged at 8.2% in June, with just 80,000 new jobs created.
The figures, from the US Labor Department,show employment growth has slackened from earlier this year, when growth averaged more than 200,000.
Shares slipped after the news, with the opening Dow Jones index falling 1%.
Hopes for a high number had risen after Thursday's private sector jobs report came in better than expected.
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