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  "id": 11480915,
  "title": "US job growth slows as unemployment rises before midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-job-growth-slows-as-unemployment-rises-before-midterm-elections",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-10-02T16:20:46.000Z",
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