The Latest Breaking News from Jobs Report

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U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.19%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.33% this morning as Treasury yields extended their decline after the latest jobs report made it all but certain that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release its next Jobs Report on Sept. 5. The metrics included in that report have a direct impact on share prices and will likely affect whether the Fed chooses to lower interest rates later this month.

"The U.S. labor market is slowing down," Bank of America Research wrote on Wednesday morning. Then the JOLTS data dropped.

Trump claims the tariffs generate revenue even as the economy has shown signs that they will increase prices for consumers

Stocks drifted down from all-time highs after the July PCE inflation reading; the expectation for rate cuts now hinges on next week’s August jobs report

If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the coming tyranny.

EJ Antoni first made the suggestion before Trump tapped him to lead the BLS