unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, matching its lowest level in Aug 6, 2022 10:07:44 GMT Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by the Scribe on Aug 6, 2022 10:07:44 GMT The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, matching its lowest level in the last 50 yearswww.npr.org/2022/08/05/1116036160/the-unemployment-rate-fell-to-3-5-matching-its-lowest-level-in-the-last-50-yearsAugust 5, 20225:07 PM ETHeard on All Things ConsideredSCOTT HORSLEY3-Minute Listen ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2022/08/20220805_atc_july_jobs_report.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1017&d=228&p=2&story=1116036160&dl=1&sc=siteplayer&size=3660531&dl=1&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayerU.S. employers added more than half a million jobs in July: more than twice as many as forecasters had expected. The unemployment rate fell to just 3.5%, matching the level before the COVID pandemic.