Jobs Report Smashes Expectations. See The Numbers.

Employers in the United States added 162,000 jobs in August, crushing expectations of 53,000. The unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 4.1%  The new report also revised July’s weaker jobs report from a 23,000 decline to a gain of 21,000 jobs. Job gains in August were led by education, manufacturing, construction, the food service industry, and ...