US adds 147K jobs in June, beating expectations

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in June, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department.

The federal jobs report showed the labor market chugging ahead last month, beating the expectations of economists. Analysts expected the U.S. to have added roughly 100,000 jobs in June and push the jobless rate up to 4.3 percent, according to consensus projections.