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Instant Reaction: Employers Unexpectedly Shed Jobs; Unemployment Rate Falls

Bloomberg Surveillance by Bloomberg

Aug 7, 202634:10Business

US employers unexpectedly cut jobs in July and hiring in the prior two months was revised lower, suggesting the labor market is weaker than previously thought after surprising strength earlier this year. Nonfarm payrolls...

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Instant Reaction: Employers Unexpectedly Shed Jobs; Unemployment Rate Falls is an episode from Bloomberg Surveillance by Bloomberg. US employers unexpectedly cut jobs in July and hiring in the prior two months was revised lower, suggesting...

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Published Aug 7, 2026, 34:10 long, audio available.