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How many jobs did the US add in July 2025, according to the BLS report that triggered the commissioner's firing?
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The US added only 73,000 jobs in July—well below the 100,000 economists expected. Instead of addressing why job growth was slowing under his policies, Trump fired the statistician who reported the inc...
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