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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Andy Hirschfeld

US adds 22,000 jobs in August as labour market begins to stall

US markets tumbled as a result of the slowing jobs report, with all the major indices trending downwards [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]

The United States labour market has begun to stall as employers face economic uncertainty due to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and an immigration crackdown that has softened the labour pool.

The economy added 22,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, according to the report published by the US Department of Labor on Friday, the latest sign of slowing momentum in the labour market.

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