According to Friday morning’s Nonfarm Payrolls report from the government, the U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August versus economist forecasts for 160,000 and July’s 89,000 (revised from a previously reported 114,000). The unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%, in line with expectations and from 4.3% in July.
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Stephen Alpher
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2024-09-06 12:41:18
