Only 22,000 jobs offered in August

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We also now know what the current BLS head *really* does with his time:

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https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/ec ... 1-39046833

First jobs report since Trump fired agency head shows hiring slowdown
U.S. hiring slowed sharply in August with just 22,000 jobs added, the first BLS report since Trump fired its chief, as tariffs and federal layoffs weighed.

U.S. hiring slowed sharply in August with just 22,000 jobs added, the first BLS report since Trump fired its chief, as tariffs and federal layoffs weighed. (Scripps News)
First jobs report since Trump fired agency head shows hiring slowdown
A hiring sign posted outside a business.
By: Justin Boggs
Posted 1 hour and 27 minutes ago and last updated 31 minutes ago
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its first monthly jobs report on Friday since President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer as the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a sour report a month ago.

The latest jobs report showed that hiring in August continued to slow as tariffs and layoffs within the federal government took hold.

The report showed the U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, far below average. Over the last decade, the U.S. has averaged over 146,000 jobs added per month. The report also showed a massive slowdown in hiring that got underway in May and continued through the summer.

In a typical four-month period, the U.S. would generally add about 585,000 jobs. But in the four months spanning May through August, the U.S. added just 107,000 jobs.

In revised numbers, the report indicated that June 2025 marked the first month in five years that the U.S. actually lost jobs.