Unemployment Rate Stays at 8.2 Percent in June

The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2 percent in June as the nation´s payroll added only 80,000 jobs.

The private sector expanded by 84,000 jobs and the government reportedly cut 4,000. "These are very weak recovery numbers," economist Jim O´Sullivan says.

A record 5.4 million people in the U.S. have been jobless for at least six months, official figures show.