The increased U.S. unemployment rate, rising to 4.3% in July from 4.1% in June, has been one of the factors leading to instability in global stock markets. However, the reasons behind this rise may not be as negative as expected. Unemployment can rise due to an increase in layoffs or an increase in those entering the workforce, the latter being the case in July. There was a jump in temporary layoffs, possibly due to Hurricane Beryl, but these are expected to be temporary. The Conference Board’s chief economist, Dana Peterson, observed an increasing number of people reentering or being new to the labor market. According to her, this could be because of rising wages, which draw in retirees and individuals who previously found available jobs unattractive. Apart from this, a rise in new immigrants looking for work has been observed which has enabled the fall of labor inflation and eased worker shortages.

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