U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower

Leading House Republican Insists the Economy Is ‘Starting To Come Roaring Back’ Amid Weak Jobs Report

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said the U.S. economy is “roaring back” after a disappointing July jobs report and significant downward revisions in the numbers for May and June. On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, well below expectations. Additionally, the BLS revised the job gains in May and June, stating that the economy added 258,000 fewer jobs than initially reported.…

It’s Trump’s U.S. economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs

For all of U.S. President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic 'golden age,' a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus.

Biden's and Harris' Delusions About 'Social Justice' and 'Equity' Could Be Economy's Downfall - Real News Now

Decrying the newly released U.S. Labor Department report, which showed a meagre addition of merely 73,000 jobs for the month of July, former President Donald Trump had no shortage of negative emotions. This subpar job creation figure had led unemployment rates to inch upwards, from 4.1% to a marginally higher 4.2%. Furthermore, the Labor Department had grossly overstated previous job addition numbers for the months of May and June, resulting in …

U.S. employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well short of the 115,000 expected

U.S. stocks sink on tepid U.S. jobs data, erratic trade policies

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks tumbled Friday, weighed down by a weaker-than-expected jobs report that signaled a cooling labor market and growing investor unease over the Trump administration's erratic trade policies.

US job market cools as pressure grows on Jerome Powell to cut rates

US employers added just 73,000 jobs in July in an unexpected sign of weakness for the labor market, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.