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America In Focus: US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs; mortgage rates rise again

U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market. Meanwhile, the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for a fifth consecutiv…