Friday/ the jobs report 🧑‍💼

Ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting to set interest rates, employers added 142,000 jobs in August, fewer than economists had expected, and previous months were revised downward.
– The New York Times

Not a lot of new jobs in August, but unemployment ticked down to 4.2% (July: 4.3%), and average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in August compared to July.
[Graphic from the New York Times]

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