Weak jobs report clouds economy as Trump barrels toward midterms

 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6017947-trump-economy-jobs-report-inflation/

New clouds darkened the economic landscape on Friday, as the latest employment report showed the nation shedding 23,000 jobs in July.

The number came as an unpleasant surprise to most economists. The consensus prediction from experts canvassed by Dow Jones had been that more than 80,000 jobs would be created.

Democrats pounced on the number to reinforce their case that President Trump is mismanaging the economy.