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The weak spot in this job market

January 9, 2026·26 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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The latest U.S. jobs report shows weak hiring, with only 50,000 jobs added in December and downward revisions to prior months, signaling a fragile labor market. Despite a low unemployment rate of 4.4%, concerns are mounting over long-term unemployment and stagnant wage growth, while Presi

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