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DALLAS-According to preliminary June employment numbers releasedJuly 20 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Junewas not a terrific month for job growth, especially with theunemployment rate holding steady at 8.2%. Monthly nonfarm jobsincreased by only 80,000 jobs, leading to an average employmentgrowth of 75,000 per month during Q2 2012 – a far cry from Q12012's monthly average job growth of 226,000.

Local AXIOMetrics Inc. senior real estateeconomist K.C., Sanjay blames sluggish job growthon one thing: Macro conditions. "The things we're seeing point toconsumer and business sentiments," he comments. "The European Unionplayed a bit of a role; the gridlock in Congress played a role."Despite the fact that corporations are enjoying some pretty goodprofits, "they don't want to put a bunch of cash into investmentsor employment because of taxes and a lack of a clear vision aboutwhere regulation will go," Sanjay tellsGlobeSt.com.