August Jobs Report: 142,000 New Jobs and 4.2% Unemployment Rate
Latest Economic Insights from the August Jobs Report
The August jobs report highlights that the U.S. economy added 142,000 new jobs in August, which is significantly below the forecast of 161,000. The unemployment rate has seen a slight decrease, now reported at 4.2%, down from 4.3% in July.
Key Wage Developments
Moreover, hourly wages have experienced an increase of 0.4% in August, raising the annual wage growth to 3.8%, compared to 3.6% from last year.
Revisions of Past Job Gains
It is noteworthy that job gains in July were revised down to 89,000 from an earlier estimate of 114,000. Similarly, revisions were made for June’s job gains, adjusted down to 118,000 from 179,000.
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