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On Friday the Labor Department reported that 215,000 jobs were created in July keeping the nation’s unemployment rate at 5.3%.

The report came just in line what most economists had predicted, but still it is not a robust report that signals an improving economy.

There were some disturbing aspects of this report, with the first one being the labor participation rate is still at an overall thirty eight year low of 62.6% with 93,770,000 not in the labor force.

Another aspect is that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 56,209,000 women aged 16 and older were not part of the labor force as of July, which bested the record set in April when 56,167,000 were not employed or actively seeking employment.

Now the lingering question, will the Federal Reserve hold off raising interest rates or continue delay until the economy shows greater strength.
Market Watch reported that the Fed has been plotting to raise a key short-term U.S. interest rate this fall for the first time in almost a decade. The rate has been frozen near zero since 2008 in an effort to boost economy by making it dirt cheap for consumers and businesses to borrow. With the economy getting healthier the central bank thinks the time is near to raise rates.

The economy is still the number one concern for most voters and many want answers to solving the stagnate U.S. economy.