U.S. adds far fewer jobs than expected in August, unemployment rate rises to 4.3%

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Khaosai Wongnatthakan

U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 22K in August, well below the +75K expected and the 79K jobs added in the prior month, which was revised up from +73K according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

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