July jobs report reveals unexpected loss of 23,000 jobs, missing economists' forecasts

The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, undershooting economists' expectations and signaling the job market may be slowing. ## By the numbers Economists polled by FactSet forecast employers added 95,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate in July stood at 4.1%, down from 4.2% in ...