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U.S. unemployment rate hits 4.3% as job growth slows
REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER/FILE PHOTO A pedestrian passes a “Now Hiring” sign at a Chase Bank branch in Somerville, Mass., in September 2022. The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to near a three-year high of 4.3% in July amid a significant slowdown in …