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No World Cup jobs bump evident in June data
With the U.S. hosting the World Cup, there have been plenty of anecdotes about a booming tourism economy in host cities — Scotland fans drinking Boston bars out of beer, for example. But no World Cup hiring bump is evident in the June employment data. By the numbers: Leisure and hospitality employment fell by 61,000 jobs in June. That's the category that includes restaurant and hotel employment and is most sensitive to tourism trends. The report also sharply revised down what had been first rep…
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