US job market rebounds as employers add 162,000 jobs and unemployment rate holds steady
- employment landscape experienced a rebound in August, with business owners adding an unexpected 162,000 positions while the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent.
- The employment figures, released Friday by the Labor Department, may offer a welcome signal for President Donald Trump just two months prior to midterm elections where economic performance is a central issue for voters.
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- employment landscape experienced a rebound in August, with business owners adding an unexpected 162,000 positions while the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent.
- The employment figures, released Friday by the Labor Department, may offer a welcome signal for President Donald Trump just two months prior to midterm elections where economic performance is a central issue for voters.
Sources: The Independent