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August job numbers far exceed economists' expectations

NPR | By Scott Horsley,
Steve Inskeep
Published September 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT

Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor Department on Friday. Economists had expected the labor market to add about 53,000 jobs.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.
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