A weaker than expected jobs report, with a rising unemployment rate, was enough for some investors to panic


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-15 14:21:17">August 15, 2024 at 2:21 p.m.</time>

A weaker than expected jobs report, with a rising unemployment rate, was enough for some investors to panic{ai:summary}<p>The job market wobbled, sending investors scurrying like roaches when the lights come on. Unemployment crept up, a shadow in the economic alley, leaving hope behind.</p><p>Panic hung in the air, thick and suffocating, as the future felt less certain than a dime in a crooked man’s pocket. #economy</p>

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