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Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: US economy expected to add 80,000 jobs in July as unemployment holds at 4.2%

The Labour Department will release the nonfarm payrolls figures for July at 8:30 a.m. ET, with the economy expected to have added 80,000 jobs, up from the 57,000 the previous month. The unemployment rate and average annual earnings are expected to stay steady from the month before at 4.2% and 3.5%, respectively.