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162,000 jobs added in August

https://apnews.com/article/jobs-unemployment-layoffs-economy-immigration-870187fe5c6f0c43a5b53eaffb86b7b0

Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US
AssociatedPressHiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment stayed at 4.1%. apnews.com

A solid jobs report for once. Unemployment held at 4.1%, but wages rose slower than inflation.

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3.1% wage growth, weakest since 2021. yay jobs, boo actual pay. Always a negative silver lining in everything Trump does

Cool, now watch the Fed take one good month as permission to hike rates again

The 683k jump in people working or looking is good. People coming back into the job market shows optimism.

Yeah, and unemployment staying flat while that many people entered the labor force is encouraging. But I would credit Dem governors standing up to Trump for this. Not Trump.

Expected 65k and got 162k. That's a hell of a miss.

And the revisions added another 55k to June and July

Who the hell makes these forecasts? Might as well ask the office coffee pot

59k of those jobs were at restaurants and bars. So terrible hours and not real jobs. Trump is gonna gloat anyway

There were also 22k construction jobs and 16k manufacturing jobs. But believe it or not, jobs at restaurants and bars are real

Restaurant jobs are real jobs. It takes a democrat to hate on people who make less than them

Nobody's hating. But 59k restaurant jobs tells a different story than 59k factory jobs.

Economy is booming! Great sign for the midterms.

100 bad job reports in a row under Trump but now one good one means the economy is booming. Totally.

So you’re admitting the subpar job numbers the past year and half means the economy was terrible? I agree.

Wtf. No

Booming is stretch when the economy is horrible. I’m sure you have zero sources

The source is literally the article in the post you fucking retard. 162k jobs and 4.1% unemployment.