DNC: Trump's Job Market Defies Expectations, For the Worse
August 08, 2026
August 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Trump's Job Market Defies Expectations, For the Worse
The jobs report released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Donald Trump's failed economic agenda has cost 23,000 jobs in July, far worse than economists' expectations of an 80,000 job gain. The jobs numbers for May and June were sharply revised downward by a c . . .
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Trump's Job Market Defies Expectations, For the Worse
The jobs report released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Donald Trump's failed economic agenda has cost 23,000 jobs in July, far worse than economists' expectations of an 80,000 job gain. The jobs numbers for May and June were sharply revised downward by a c . . .