Last month, the U.S. added an impressive 162,000 jobs and unemployment is low, but broad economic measures might be missing how much Americans’ costs have risen—and how many of them haven’t kept up

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Last month, the U.S. added an impressive 162,000 jobs and unemployment is low, but broad economic measures might be missing how much Americans’ costs have risen—and how many of them haven’t kept up




Official data shows steady growth and low unemployment, but misses how rising costs have left many Americans behind.
2026-09-09 01:00:00
Justin Lahart