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Weak July jobs report may be a warning for the economy

The U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs last month, while the totals for May and June were revised sharply downward. Economists worry that President Trump’s aggressive trade policies may be to blame.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Mike Regan, a managing editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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