July Jobs Report Reveals Unexpected Loss of 23,000 Jobs

Friday, August 07, 2026

The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, undershooting economists' expectations and signaling the job market may be slowing.

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Fox Business on the July jobs report: "Minus 23,000! No rebound for the July jobs report ... a disappointing jobs reports"

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 8:34 AM Â· Aug 7, 2026

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Good job stinky.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-07 09:18 AM | Reply

Unexpected?

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-07 09:37 AM | Reply

Womp Womp.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-07 10:00 AM | Reply

"With TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS of new Investment pouring into the United States, and more Factories, more Construction, and more High Paying Jobs on the way, the results are impossible to hide."

-Humpy Trumpy

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-07 10:06 AM | Reply

"the results are impossible to hide."

^
This is such a clever statement, because it doesn't actually say what the results are.

People who don't use their critical thinking skills -- Trumpers -- eat this pablum up like it's mana from heaven.

Here is how MAGA politics works:
"It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response."

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-07 10:10 AM | Reply

The orange chomo celebrated his putrid job numbers by getting himself a new wig.

www.tmz.com

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-07 11:35 AM | Reply

www.reuters.com

... Details of the household survey from which the unemployment rate is derived were mostly weak. Household employment dropped 87,000 and the number of people working part-time for economic reasons increased 123,000 to 4.804 million.

The median duration of unemployment fell to a still-elevated 10.5 weeks from 11.0 weeks in June.

The participation rate, or the proportion of working-age Americans who have a job or are looking for one, has declined in six of the past seven months. ...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-07 01:45 PM | Reply