A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday showed a job market slowdown for the second month in a row, following a poor report in July that led President Donald Trump to fire the head of the agency.

The U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to data from the report. The nation’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.3%, while remaining at historic lows. The BLS previously reported there were 79,000 jobs added in July.

The new report also included a revision that showed a significant loss of jobs in June. According to the report, the U.S. labor market lost 13,000 jobs that month, whereas a previous version of the report showed a gain of 14,000 jobs. It was the first month of job losses since December 2020.

Trump’s advisers and allies tried to spin the data.

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