MACROSTORY 535· AUGUST 9, 2026

U.S. payrolls fell in July while unemployment dropped, leaving investors with no clear signal

The U.S. economy shed jobs in July in a way that caught forecasters off guard. Nonfarm payrolls, the monthly count of net paid positions added or removed across most industries, declined when economists had expected growth. The…

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