The U.S. Adds Only 22,000 Jobs in August, Signaling dramatic slowdown in the labor market
The August employment update marks the first since President Trump removed a top Labor Department official, accusing her of releasing faulty statistics.
Government figures released Friday showed that U.S. job creation has nearly come to a halt.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the economy generated just 22,000 jobs in August — far short of the 75,000 that analysts expected. Revised data also revealed that June actually saw a net job loss, though July’s results were adjusted upward by a …
