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The jobs report is even weaker than it seems, shows an economy on tenterhooks at Trump’s trade war
On it’s face, the August jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t look too bad for the economy. The economy added 130,000 jobs, missing the 150,000 mark expected by economists. Unemployment is steady at an excellent 3.7%. But buried in the numbers are key details that indicate a fragile economy. For one thing, …