Nick RummellMANHATTAN (CN) — The U.S. unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs last month, compared with a gain of 83,000 positions most economists had predicted. The jobs report, released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, marks the second time this year the U.S. jobs market has shrunk, though not as drastically as the 156,000 jobs lost last February. Revisions to the two previous jobs reports further clouded the picture, with May’s report tuned down by 66,000 positions and June’s report by 37,000. The healthcare industry, which had been adding roughly 36,000 jobs per month over the last year, gained only 22,000 positions in July. “While the labor force remains stagnant, hiring will be sufficient to keep the unemployment rate about the same as compensation inches higher.”