A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming

Scritto il 06/09/2025
da Tony Romm and Ben Casselman

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.The economy added only 22,000 jobs in August. President Trump’s high tariffs and mass deportations appear to have created noticeable pressure on employers.