The US economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. Making matters worse, May and June employment figures were revised down by a combined 258,000 positions. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. Over the past three months, job growth averaged just 35,000 per month, the weakest performance since the pandemic. Long-term unemployment jumped ... Read more The post US job market shows mixed signals appeared first on Market Business News.