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How does 2025 job growth compare to 2024 for the first eight months?
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BLS data shows employers added 598,000 jobs in the first eight months of 2025 versus 1,144,000 in the same 2024 period—a 48% decline. This slowdown contradicts Trump's claims of accelerating growth. T...
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The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in August 2025, the highest level since late 2021.
Easytrue falseAmerica added only 22,000 jobs in August 2025. How does this compare to what economists predicted?
Easymultiple choiceThe jobs report data is released by a private consulting firm.
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