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US payrolls rose 22,000 in August, less than expected in further sign of hiring slowdown
Job creation sputtered in August, adding to recent signs of labor market weakening and likely keeping the Federal Reserve on track for a widely anticipated interest rate cut later this month. Nonfarm payrolls increased by just 22,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for payrolls to rise by 75,000. The report showed a marked slowdown from the July increase of 79,000, which was revised up by 6,000. Revisions also showed a net loss of 13,000 in June after the prior estimate was lowered by ... (full story)
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From statcan.gc.ca|Sep 5, 2025|3 commentsEmployment declined by 66,000 (-0.3%) in August, largely the result of a decline in part-time work, and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.5%. The unemployment ...
From bls.gov|Sep 5, 2025|101 commentsTotal nonfarm payroll employment changed little in August (+22,000) and has shown little change since April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The ...
From @GlobalTelevsion|Sep 5, 2025|138 commentsThe BLS is experiencing technical difficulties ahead of the Nonfarm Payrolls data at 08:30 ET.
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From economics.bmo.com|Sep 5, 2025Canadian employment fell by a hefty 65,500 in August following a 40,800 drop the prior month, taking the jobless rate up two ticks to 7.1%. Suffice it to say that this was worse ...
From @realDonaldTrump|Sep 5, 2025|17 comments
Jerome “Too Late” Powell should have lowered rates long ago. As usual, he’s “Too Late!”
From ca.finance.yahoo.com|Sep 5, 2025Canadian economic activity barely expanded in August as employment declined and prices cooled, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted ...
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