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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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — pictured at an August rally in Peachtree City that also featured Vice President JD Vance — appears to have scored another legal victory over gubernatorial rival Attorney General Chris Carr in their battle over campaign finance issues. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

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