U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July
CNBC Television·2026-08-07 13:01
And here we go, Joe. July employment figures populating. Buckle up on this one.Minus minus 23,000 on non-farm payrolls. I can hear the bond yields falling right now. Minus 23,000.That would be the second worst number of the year outside of the only other negative number, minus 156 in February. Now, if we look at the two-month revision, another whopper minus 103,000. Manufacturing payroll is actually a bright spot.Manufacturing up 5,000. That would be uh what the best since it was up 15,000 in March. And tha ...