U.S. economy created fewer new jobs in 2025-2026, it turns out. Just how bad was it?

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U.S. economy created fewer new jobs in 2025-2026, it turns out. Just how bad was it?
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The economy created slightly fewer jobs from the spring of 2025 to the spring of 2026 than originally reported, new government figures show, leaving intact an image of a sluggish labor market in which hiring was unusually slow.

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