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So the Labor Secretary is saying the Fed must "jump in" to cut rates [View all]
"US adds 73,000 jobs, trailing estimates
Payrolls for prior month revised sharply downward
Jobless rate rises even as more leave workforce
Labor secretary says Fed must ‘jump in’ to cut rates"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2025-08-01/us-employment-report-for-july?srnd=homepage-americas
Of course what is missing from this discussion, and most of the illustrious will not ask the labor secretary or this administration, is that what is happening is a direct result from the tariffs and the policies of this administration, including the mass layoffs from critical services.
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