By Cynthia Lin
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures remained lower after the Labor Department reported that total job growth dropped in June, the first decline this year. Gold for August delivery fell $1.70 to $1,205 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Private-sector payrolls grew 83,000 for the month, slower than the 115,000 increase expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
