World Cup Didn't Boost Jobs as Expected | Annapolis News

Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

The World Cup didn’t bring the job boom economists expected—leisure and hospitality actually lost 61,000 jobs in June, shocking even White House officials who called it “a little bit of a puzzle.” While Goldman Sachs predicted 40,000 new roles and the overall job market missed its target by a wide margin, professional services stepped in as the real winner, adding 36,000 jobs. Unemployment dipped slightly to 4.2%, but experts caution that aging workers and immigration trends may be slowing growth. Wages barely budged, rising just 13 cents an hour—still lagging behind inflation. Listen in…