A linesman works on power lines under the morning sun, July 12, 2024, in Phoenix. Matt York/AP

The past two months’ job reports and a slew of recent employment data have made clear that America’s labor market has substantially weakened. Many of President Donald Trump’s critics have leveraged such data to claim it’s all his fault, by imposing unprecedented tariffs and strict immigration enforcement operations that have slowed down an otherwise healthy economy.

Although Trump’s policies may have contributed to some of the most dismal employment data in years, under his watch, he may not be as blame-deserving as his critics have stated.

As it turns out, the labor market he inherited from former President Joe Biden was not as solid as economists thought of before Tuesday, when the Burea

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