The biggest area for growth was health care and social assistance, with 65,200 jobs added, according to data from the Labor Department .
The June jobs report showed signs that the U.S. labor market may be losing steam after surprisingly strong growth earlier this year, but some categories still saw big jumps in employment last month.
The other star category was government, which added 60,000 jobs.
Another strong area of the labor market was construction, which added 23,000 jobs for the second straight month.
Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify that hospitals added 15,000 jobs.
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Betsey Stevenson, Stevenson
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Labor Department, University of Michigan, Retail