{"id":"us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","language":"en","title":"U.S. payrolls add 162,000 jobs in August","summary":"BLS reports a stronger monthly gain alongside an unchanged 4.1% unemployment rate.","body":["U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August 2026, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The gain exceeded the average monthly increase of 31,000 over the previous 12 months.","Food services and drinking places added 59,000 jobs and local-government education added 42,000; the information industry lost jobs. The payroll count comes from the establishment survey, distinct from the household survey used for unemployment."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"U.S. payrolls add 162,000 jobs in August\n\nBLS reports a stronger monthly gain alongside an unchanged 4.1% unemployment rate.\n\nU.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August 2026, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The gain exceeded the average monthly increase of 31,000 over the previous 12 months.\n\nFood services and drinking places added 59,000 jobs and local-government education added 42,000; the information industry lost jobs. The payroll count comes from the establishment survey, distinct from the household survey used for unemployment.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-04","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-04","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:18:42Z","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_09042026.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-04"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/us-employment-growth-cools-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}