July Jobs Report Raises Questions, But Answers Aren’t Forthcoming

The July jobs report (which beat expectations, ostensibly suggesting reinstated virus containment measures across some large US states weren't as damaging as some feared) raised more questions than it answered. I'll deftly sidestep concerns about the president's "big number" tease days ahead of the release and focus strictly on the data itself. One thing that sticks out immediately is that the gap between white and African American unemployment continued to widen in July, albeit by a slim marg