UNT economist available for interviews on August jobs report
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The U.S. Department of Labor's August 2012 jobs report shows slowing job growth and a falling unemployment rate. The economy added 96,000 jobs in August, which is down from 141,000 jobs added in July, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent in August, down from 8.3 percent in July.
Terry Clower, director of UNT's Center for Economic Development and Research, is available to discuss the August jobs report after 3 p.m. CDT.
Clower can be reached at tclower@unt.edu, in his office at 940-565-4049 or on his cell at 214-202-4692.
UNT News Service Phone Number: (940) 565-2108
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