A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming NYT | Top Stories By: Tony Romm and Ben Casselman 6 September 2025 at 06:01 After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing. © Scott McIntyre for The New York TimesThe economy added only 22,000 jobs in August. President Trump’s high tariffs and mass deportations appear to have created noticeable pressure on employers.
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