<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.d7ea27e3b8094c7a93a5bfca3d82d201.economy_nybz 164.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=UR9BibvaBYJ4bZvLK0irKw --" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this June 5, 2008 file photo, job seekers gather at the Los Angeles Mission for the 7th annual Employment and Training Collaborative of Hope Central Career Fair in Los Angeles. Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent, it was announced Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)" border="0" /></a>AP - The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: 62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year
(AP)