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America added only 22,000 jobs in August 2025. How does this compare to what economists predicted?
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The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs in August 2025—far below the 75,000 economists predicted and a fraction of typical monthly gains (averaging 200,000 in healthy economies). BLS calculates this "...
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