The Memo: Weak jobs report clouds economy as Trump barrels toward midterms
- New clouds darkened the economic landscape on Friday, as the latest employment report showed the nation shedding 23,000 jobs in July.
- The number came as an unpleasant surprise to most economists.
- The consensus prediction from experts canvassed by Dow Jones had been that more than 80,000 jobs would be created.
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- New clouds darkened the economic landscape on Friday, as the latest employment report showed the nation shedding 23,000 jobs in July.
- The number came as an unpleasant surprise to most economists.
- The consensus prediction from experts canvassed by Dow Jones had been that more than 80,000 jobs would be created.
Sources: The Hill