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Weak US payroll gain of 22,000 cements case for fed rate cut

US job growth cooled notably last month while the unemployment rate rose to the highest since 2021, fanning concerns the labor market may be on the cusp of a more significant deterioration. Nonfarm payrolls increased 22,000 in August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report out Friday. Revisions showed employment shrank in June — […]