By Ben White

Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.

New jobless claims declined a bit last week after two weeks of increases but remain above 1 million per week.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was tumbling in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.

When the economy was slipping in the second quarter, Trump pumped up the third quarter. Now the high hopes are slowly deflating.