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“Labour force participation is back at levels not seen since the days of Covid, meaning jobs just aren't being created”
BBC News Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues ›
On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
chief investment officer of Premier Miton
2 things Neil Birrell said, verbatim, on August 8, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“Labour force participation is back at levels not seen since the days of Covid, meaning jobs just aren't being created”
BBC News Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues ›
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“This does leave the Fed with the problem of a weak jobs market providing a read across to growth, all at a time when inflation is a problem, but this data will ease the pressure to hike rates”
on the Fed weighing weak jobs data against persistent inflation before its rate decision
BBC News Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues ›
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