US unexpectedly sheds 23,000 jobs in blow for Trump before midterms

The US job market unexpectedly shed twenty-three thousand positions, per ABC News, continuing a trend of declining job growth that stretches back to March. The jobs report arrives as the Trump administration pursues policies centered on manufacturing revival and inflation control—a particularly difficult headline ahead of the midterm elections.

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