US unemployment rate for June drops slightly to 4.2%, economy added 57K jobs

The U.S. unemployment rate for June fell slightly to 4.2%, compared to the previous month, and the economy added 57K jobs, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The May unemployment rate was 4.3%. 

Economists predicted the June unemployment rate would be 4.3% and that the economy would add 115K jobs, according to CNBC.