# US adds 162,000 jobs in August, far exceeding forecasts

https://mins.news/en/item/45734

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-04 16:31 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/4/us-adds-jobs-in-august-beating-economic-forecasts?traffic_source=rss

> The US added 162,000 jobs in August while unemployment stayed unchanged, led by local-government education and food services. The stronger-than-expected report lifted expectations of a Federal Reserve rate increase, while Donald Trump called for cuts and threatened trade action against countries running deficits with the US. Canada lost 41,700 jobs, with unemployment steady at 6.4%.

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