It turns out there was not a surge in hiring. Instead, the seasonal adjustment to the data, meant to account for schools ...

June job growth exceeded forecasts, driven by government sectors, while private payrolls lagged. Click for my look at the ...

The public sector added 73,000 jobs in June, a surprising gain driven by state and local government hiring. State government payrolls rose by 47,000 last month, driven largely by hiring in education.