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  "id": 269326,
  "title": "US unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July as slump in growth continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-unexpectedly-lost-23-000-jobs-in-july-as-slump-in-growth-continues",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:22:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/july-jobs-report-middle-east-conflict"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Estimates for previous two months were revised down sharply but unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% Business live – latest updates US employers unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July and gains for the previous two months were revised down sharply by a combined 103,000 jobs, painting a weaker picture of the labor market than past data indicated. The unemployment rate, however, held steady at…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/canada-adds-75-000-new-jobs-in-july-unemployment-rate-lowest-in-2",
        "published": "2026-08-07T13:03:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}