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The U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August, according to Friday's jobs report. The unemployment rate now stands at 4.2%.

September 6, 2024 at 11:05 PM

The report came in lower than what economists had forecasted.

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ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis reports as the stock market prepares to open this morning after the Dow fell more than 600 points Friday following the weaker-than-expected jobs report.

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Analysts expect 185,000 were added to the U.S. workforce in July, which would be a slowdown in hiring compared to June.

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The U.S. added 114,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.

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The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in the U.S., according to the new jobs report for the month of July.

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U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs in June, exceeding economists' expectations, but there are signs of a slowdown as unemployment ticked up to 4.1 percent.

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America's employers delivered a slightly higher than expected jobs report with the unemployment rate at 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze breaks down the numbers.

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The report exceeded analysts’ expectations of 190,000 added jobs but the unemployment rate ticked up to 4%.

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The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May, far surpassing economist expectations.

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The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May.

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U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April.

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The April jobs report shows only 175,000 jobs were added last month while mortgage rates and unemployment rose.

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It's the largest monthly jobs gain since May 2023.

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The U.S. added 303,000 jobs in March, far surpassing economists' expectations.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in March. The highest number of new jobs in nearly a year.

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U.S. companies added a better-than-expected 275,000 jobs, indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 3.9%.

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The U.S. added 275,000 jobs in February.

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U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address.

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What double the expected growth in hiring could mean for the economy.

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Despite recent high-profile job cuts, U.S. employers added a robust 353,000 workers in January.

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A broad base of different jobs saw more hires, showing an encouraging picture for the economy.

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U.S. employers hired nearly twice as many workers as expected in January.

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The new jobs report is out and it's surprisingly strong. Meanwhile, Tesla is recalling more than 2 million cars.

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About a dozen major tech companies announced job cuts, including Amazon and Google's parent company, Alphabet.

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ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous talks about the new jobs report and what the numbers tell us about a possible recession.

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The new jobs report says the U.S. economy added 216,000 jobs in December, higher than what economists expected.

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Hiring accelerated in December, defying the Fed's effort to slow the economy.

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ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on what the latest report could signal for the economy and the Federal Reserve’s next move for interest rates.

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ABC News business reporter Alexis Christoforous has the details on the November jobs report.

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The critical report from the labor department will reveal if American employers are slowing down their fast pace of hiring.

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ABC's Alexis Christoforous has the latest on the economy and what it means for inflation and your wallet.

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ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous explains why Wall Street is celebrating even though jobs numbers are slightly lower than expected.

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The government’s job report is expected to show that the pace of hiring is slowing.

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The Labor Department reports the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 from 3.8.

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The latest jobs report showed that employers added 336,000 jobs in September, exceeding economist expectations by nearly twofold and reversing a monthslong hiring slowdown.

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President Biden touted the report saying its “Bidenomics” at work, despite Republicans polling better on the economy.

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U.S. economy added 336,000 jobs last month, roughly doubling expectations.

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That's nearly double last month's number and shatters expectations, showing companies keep hiring despite high interest rates.

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The Labor Department said the new jobs numbers show unemployment stayed at 3.8%.

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Those numbers from the jobs report shattered expectations and ABC News' business reporter Alexis Christoforous breaks down what this means for the economy.

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U.S. employers added 336,000 jobs in September, exceeding analysts’ expectations, which could put pressure on the Fed to keep raising interest rates.

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President Biden is touting the latest jobs report as another sign of the success of his administration. But will it be enough for the Fed to ease off its interest rate hikes?

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ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous discusses what the new jobs report means for the labor market and your wallet.

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Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, slightly more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%.

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The Labor Department says the U.S. economy has added 187,000 jobs in July while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%.

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Analysts expect 200,000 jobs were added to the workforce in July, which would confirm job growth has been cooling in recent months.

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ABC News' Elizabeth Shulze shares what to expect from the latest jobs report set to be released Friday.

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The U.S. added 209,000 jobs in May while unemployment dropped to 3.6%, but this growth is less than previously anticipated.

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