July, which had previously been recorded as a negative 23,000, was revised up sharply by 44,000 to a total net job additions of 21,000.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2026
But hiring remains well below the 166,000 monthly jobs that were the norm in 2023 and 2024, let alone the 491,000 a month recorded during the 2021-22 hiring boom that followed pandemic lockdowns.
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