The unemployment rate in the United States fell to 9.1% in July from 9.2%.
The Labor Department says the economy created 117,000 jobs in the month, a better-than expected outcome.
The figure was better than June's, which was revised up from 18,000 to 46,000.
The number of unemployed people fell to 13.9 million, down from 14.1 million.
Businesses added 154,000 jobs, but the federal government cut 37,000 jobs according to the non-farm payroll figures.
