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• The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a bleak picture of the current state of the economy under President Donald Trump. • Labor market deterioration: Just 22,000 ...

The labor market showed signs of weakening, with 73,000 jobs added in July and gains for the previous two months revised significantly lower. Monthly change in jobs +73,000 jobs in July +300,000 ...

The Labor Department’s delayed jobs report from January showed an unexpected boost in job opportunities. But large revisions diminished job gains in 2024 and 2025.

Private companies added 42,000 jobs in October, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000. All of the job creation came from ...

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer. By Ben Casselman Job growth has remained ...

The labor economy has recently raised concerns among Federal Reserve policymakers. Today, the BLS released significant revisions to data reported in prior months. These revisions show that the labor ...