The U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday that unemployment ticked down to 9.1% in the  month of July, as 117,000 new jobs were added by employers.  As always, there is a lot more detail in that report - read it for yourself below.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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