# US Loses 23,000 Jobs in July as Unemployment Rate Falls

https://mins.news/en/video/16218

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-07 13:20 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENWjWYZxDaE

> US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in July. Hiring figures for the prior two months were revised lower as well. The result was far weaker than the expected gain of 80,000 jobs. Despite the employment decline, the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.2%. Bloomberg’s Michael McKee reports.

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