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America added 528,000 jobs in July, keeping the labor market hot — and employers are asking, ‘What recession?’America added 528,000 jobs in July, keeping the labor market hot — and employers are asking, ‘What recession?’

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 528,000 new jobs in July, more than twice what economists had forecast.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter
August 5, 2022

No, a million more men than women didn’t enter the labor force in JanuaryNo, a million more men than women didn’t enter the labor force in January

What a viral chart about women in the labor force teaches us about economic statistics.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter
February 9, 2022