U.S. economy created fewer new jobs in 2025-2026, it turns out. Just how bad was it?
MarketWatch· Jeffry Bartash· Aug 28, 2026 · 3:26 PM
The economy created slightly fewer jobs from the spring of 2025 to the spring of 2026 than originally reported, new government figures show, leaving intact an image of a sluggish labor market in which hiring was unusually slow.
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