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June Job Growth Overstated: Only 14,700 New Jobs

8/8/2025

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A shocking revelation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that June's job growth was drastically overstated, with only 14,700 jobs added instead of the anticipated 147,000. May's figures were also revised downwards, signaling a troubling trend in employment data that has left investors and economists reeling.

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A shocking revelation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that June's job growth was drastically overstated, with only 14,700 jobs added instead of the anticipated 147,000. May's figures were also revised downwards, signaling a troubling trend in employment data that has left investors and economists reeling.