WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported in May and June. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.

The deterioration in the job market is taking place with companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policies.

The Labor Department reported Friday that revisions shaved a stunning 258,000 jobs off May and June payrolls.

The stock market tumbled on the news.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

WASHINGTON (AP) —

The American job market is deteriorating -- ever so slowly.

It’s not showing up as widespread layoffs. The unemployment rate is still low.

It’s subtler than that: New college graduates are struggling to break in

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