Jobs report today: August’s jobs report was strong. That could support a Fed rate hike.
labor_market_dataUnited StatesMarketWatch4 Sept, 20:30 UTC
Context
Jobs report today: August’s jobs report was strong. That could support a Fed rate hike. MarketWatch U.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August, much more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.1% CNBC Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US AP News Wall Street Risk Complex Defies Rate Threat After Jobs Data Bloomberg.com Who runs the labor market? Women accounted for 98% of U.S. job gains in August Fortune
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- Direction
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- Exp. move
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