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156,000 jobs added in August; figure falls below expectations
Published Fri, Sep 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE US economy added 156,000 jobs in August as the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged - up marginally to 4.4 per cent from 4.3 per cent, federal economists reported on Friday.
Average hourly wages rose 3 US cents in August to US$26.39, up 2.5 per cent from a year ago.
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