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Jul. Jobs Report Comes in Far Weaker Than Expected

July Jobs Report: Labor Market Momentum Unravels As Revisions Reveal A Weaker Q2

The July jobs report reveals a sharp hiring deceleration with major downward revisions to previous months. Click here to read what investors need to know.

The Wall Street Journal · 1d

July Jobs Report Comes in Far Weaker Than Expected

Just 73,000 jobs were created last month, on a seasonally adjusted basis. + Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast that about 100,000 roles were added. Large [revisions for previous

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

July jobs report reveals employers added 73,000 jobs; unemployment rises

The US economy added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July amid Trump's tariffs, immigration constraints; unemployment rises

Trump fires official over jobs report

TIME on MSN · 2d

What to Know About the Jobs Report That Led Trump to Fire the Labor Statistics Chief Amid Trade War Fallout

The data come after economists have expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s flip-flopping tariff policies and sweeping layoffs at federal agencies could slow economic growth. Some Democratic lawmakers slammed the Administration upon the release of the Labor Department’s report.

The Independent on MSN · 1d

Trump axes Labor Statistics chief after his poor jobs report: ‘I believe the numbers were phony ... so I fired her’

UPDATED: Following a jobs report Friday that showed the U.S. labor market slowing, Donald Trump took aim at the statistics themselves. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he was directing his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, nominated for the role by Joe Biden. Without offering evidence, he alleged that …

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a major slowdown of hiring in recent months. In a social media post, Trump volleyed sharp criticism and baseless accusations at Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee who was confirmed by the Senate in 2024.

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The shock jobs report sets off this recession alert and holds fresh clues that AI may be boosting unemployment, JPMorgan says

“We have consistently emphasized that a slide in labor demand of this magnitude is a recession warning signal,” JPMorgan ...

Jobs Report: Here’s How Unemployment Has Trended in Recent Years

Today's jobs report is expected to show the unemployment rate inched higher in July to 4.2%, from 4.1% in June. Ahead of the ...

Jobs, GDP and more: This week told us a lot about the U.S. economy

Fewer jobs, growing GDP and continued uncertainty about tariffs. Here's how a busy week of economic news might lead to lower ...

Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean

Black workers are often last hired, first fired,” said Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs of The Century Foundation. The ...

Job seekers say it's bleak out there — and now the data agrees

Job seekers told Business Insider they're not surprised by the latest jobs report, and that it's felt this bad for a while.

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New tariffs, alarming job numbers and a high-profile firing: A wild week for the Trump economy

Tariffs putting the squeeze on businesses and consumers while bringing in billions of dollars for the United States government.

How Trump's tariffs impact unemployment numbers

As President Trump's global tariffs took effect on Friday, the most recent jobs report numbers also showed that employers ...

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