US Employment Situation report - August 2026 data
4 September 2026 · 00:00 · Economic data · North America
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August Employment Situation report on September 4, 2026. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000, beating every estimate in a Bloomberg survey, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent and the labor force participation rate rose to 61.6 percent. Average hourly earnings rose 3.1 percent year over year, the slowest annual wage growth since 2021.
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- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Nonfarm payrolls added
- 162,000
- Average hourly earnings, year over year
- 3.1%
- Labor force participation rate
- 61.6%
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