the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. labor market showed clear signs of slowing in July 2025, with nonfarm payrolls rising by just 73,000 jobs, well below economists’ expectations of a 100,000 increase. The unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.2% from 4.1%, signaling further softening in the job market, according to newly released government data.
