Rising costs causing more older workers to seek part-time jobs.
General merchandisers experienced sector’s largest drop.
Latest overall job-creation figures point to cooling economy/soft landing.
Small overall employment gains send stock markets into tailspin.
But overall U.S. economy grew by 206,000 posts for month.
Study of unemployed youth in California says answer may be yes.
Employment, sales up strongly in month.
Industry’s uptick part of unexpectedly large surge in overall employment.
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