US added 162k jobs in August, blowing past expectations
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent. Economists had expected U.S. employers to add 53,000 jobs last month and the jobless rate to hold steady at 4.1 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal. The August jobs...
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- US added 162,000 jobs in August, with unemployment rate holding steady theguardian.com
- US manufacturing adds 16,000 jobs in August manufacturingdive.com
- Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, StatsCan says cbc.ca
