July 2013 Current Events: Business News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of July 2013. *. Job Growth Continues in June (July 5):According to the Labor Department, 195,000 jobs are added in June, twenty thousand more jobs than were added in May. Meanwhile, unemployment held at 7.6 percent, the exact same percent as in May. See also: Current Events: U.S. News, July 2013 Current Events: World News, July 2013 Current Events: Disasters & Science News, July 2013 Recent Deaths People in the News