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Aug 28, 2026, 3:26 PMPolicy

U.S. economy created fewer new jobs in 2025-2026, it turns out.

The economy created slightly fewer jobs from the spring of 2025 to the spring of 2026 than originally reported, new government figures show, leaving intact…

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The economy created slightly fewer jobs from the spring of 2025 to the spring of 2026 than originally reported, new government figures show, leaving intact an image of a sluggish labor market in which hiring was unusually slow.

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Primary sourceMarketWatch.com - Top Storieshttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-u-s-economy-created-fewer-new-jobs-in-2025-26-than-initially-reported-heres-how-big-the-change-is-175efd60?mod=mw_rss_topstories
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