text: The latest jobs report was a severe disappointment for millions of Americans struggling in our economy. Only 88,000 jobs were added last month, according to the Department of Labor, and nearly half a million people left the job market, bringing down the percentage of Americans in the labor force to its lowest level since 1979. This helped tick down the official unemployment rate to 7.6 percent, but for all the wrong reasons: for every job gained last month, more than five people stopped looking for work altogether. This is unacceptable. America needs real jobs, real solutions, and real results.