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The U.S. labor market softened in July as employers cut 23,000 jobs. Construction companies and factories continued to add workers, but retailers and restaurants shed jobs.
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Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market
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U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, and job gains for the two previous months were weaker than initially reported, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department.
Tracy Paszotta strolls down the hallway at Littlejohn Elementary for the final time, clad in her retirement sash and crown, as kids wave goodbye.
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  1. Honoring the Mounds - A Native American Celebration
  2. BCCD Volunteer Saturday - Native Seed Collecting
  3. Carol's Kindness Pub Trivia
  4. Not a Trivial Pursuit: Constitutional Crisis
  5. St. Peter UCC 2026 Charity Golf Outing at the Historic Lake Zurich Golf Club, Thursday, September 10, 2026
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  7. Coliseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana hosts Pickard Collectors Club Hand Painted Porcelain Exhibit
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