Jobs report today: The U.S. added a disappointing 142,000 jobs in August as the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%.

The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, "getting Americans back to work," says Labor Secretary Walsh. Unemployment rose from 3.5% to 3.7%.

Nevertheless, the August jobs report suggests that the Fed's efforts to combat inflation by cooling a squeaky-tight labor market via an aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes is having an effect.

The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, exceeding economists’ expectations but far below July’s blowout report, when employment surged by a revised 526,000 positions. CNN values your feedback 1.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news from the August jobs report. For September's report, view our live updates file for Friday, Oct. 4. U.S. employers added a disappointing 142,000 jobs ...

July's figure was cut by 25,000 jobs created, to just 89,000, while June's tally declined to 118,000—off 61,000 from last month's revised figure and 88,000 lower than its original print.

America’s jobs recovery hit a major roadblock in August as the Delta variant threatened the labor market recovery, and the US economy added far fewer jobs than expected. Only 235,000 jobs were ...

The unemployment rate in August fell to 4.2% from 4.3% in July, according to the Labor Department. But employers added 142,000 jobs last month, less than consensus forecasts that ranged from ...

August Jobs Report Forecast Highlights. Job report release date and time: Friday, Sept. 6, at 8:30 a.m. EDT; Nonfarm payroll employment is forecast to rise 160,000 vs. the 114,000 increase in July ...

August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs And Unemployment Steady Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly ...

The August report will be the last batch of jobs data that officials will see before the Federal Open Market Committee’s highly anticipated Sept. 17-18 policy meeting, when it is broadly ...

The August jobs report, due Friday morning, is expected to show the labor market is finally slowing down due to higher interest rates and steep inflation. Fox Business. Personal Finance.