Job growth missed the forecast of 106,000 in July, and unemployment rose from 4.1% to 4.2%.

Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.

U.S. employment growth was weaker than expected in July while the nonfarm payrolls count for the prior two months was revised ...

While tariffs, high interest rates, stubborn inflation and federal government cuts have yet to sink the labor market into ...

Note: The Labor Department estimates monthly jobs gains three times. The chart above shows the government's first and last estimates. Only two estimates are available for June, while one estimate has ...