The nation's economy continued to sputter as private-sector employers added just 71,000 jobs in July, according to a report released Friday by the Labor Department.

The small increase in private-sector employment was more than offset by the loss of 143,000 temporary Census jobs, and the nation's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.5 percent. Overall, the nation shed 131,00 jobs in July.

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