Post #4474259

2026-08-09 01:04 UTC

Here's what they had on the table instead. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July against a forecast of an 83,000 gain. The prior two months revised down by a combined 103,000. Participation at 61.4%, lowest in more than five years. The unemployment rate ticked down mostly because people stopped looking. 1.8 million people jobless twenty-seven weeks or longer. That's a quarter of everyone unemployed. They stayed up past four in the morning for the lawyer, and went home for the groceries. 3/4

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@wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org 2026-08-09 01:05

Your senators are within driving distance for thirty-five days. That is not a vacation. That is a venue. What are you going to ask yours, and where are you going to ask it? #USPolitics #Senate #Blanche #JusticeDepartment #Economy #Jobs #Labor #Journalism #News #Accountability #Democracy https://thistleandmoss.com/p/what-survives-the-morning-another-week-that-wont-sit-down-2d2398dcba465b14?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Wendy-New-RSS 4/4

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